Alabama, along with Oklahoma and Iowa, has the most confirmed F5 and EF5 tornadoes of any state, according to statistics from the National Climatic Data Center for the period January 1, 1950, to June 2013.
ˌæləbˈæmə, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə ænd ˈaɪəwə, hɐz ðə mˈoʊst kənfˈɜːmd ˈɛf fˈaɪv ænd ˌiːˈɛf fˈaɪv tɔːɹnˈeɪdoʊz ʌv ˌɛni stˈeɪt, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə stɐtˈɪstɪks fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl klaɪmˈæɾɪk dˈeɪɾə sˈɛntɚ fɚðə pˈiəɹɪəd dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, tə dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.