Several tornadoes have been known as the Birmingham tornado.

• 1956 McDonald Chapel tornado, an F4 tornado which struck Jefferson County, Alabama, killing 25 and injuring 200
• Tornado outbreak of April 1977, an F5 tornado which struck the northern suburbs of Jefferson County, Alabama, killing 22 and injuring 125
• Tornado outbreak of April 6–9, 1998, produced an F5 tornado which affected the western and northern suburbs of Birmingham killing 32
• 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado, an EF4 tornado which caused major damage in Tuscaloosa and large portions of the northern and western suburbs of Birmingham, killing 64 people

• 2005 Birmingham tornado, the costliest in United Kingdom history, which caused significant damage in the city of Birmingham