Alabama Tornado Database |
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| 1884 Tornado Occurrences (23) () Indicates Total Path Data Multi-State | |||||||||||
| Tornado # in Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
| 23 | 1884 | 4 | 15 | NA | Henry | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Exact Location Unknown Damage and location was not available for this tornado. |
| 22 | 1884 | 4 | 14 | 2345 | Lee | F2 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 SW Auburn Dozens of homes were torn apart. |
| 21 | 1884 | 4 | 2 | 0000 | St. Clair | NA | 16 | NA |
1 | NA |
NW Odenville-SE Ashville |
| 20 | 1884 | 4 | 1 | 2200 | Blount-Marshall DeKalb** (Continued into Dade & Walker Cos, Ga) |
F3 (F3) |
61 (69) |
0 (0) |
0 (3) |
10 (10) |
Near Snead-NW Collinsville-S Sulphur Springs-Lookout Mountain Small homes were destroyed in the Sulphur Springs area. Three people were killed in Georgia when their home was swept away. Two other men were killed when a train derailed from downed trees lying on the tracks. |
| 19 | 1884 | 4 | 1 | 1800 | Lawrence-Morgan-Limestone-Madison-Jackson | F2 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W Moulton - Near Hollywood A man and a child were both killed when a small home was demolished in southeast Madison County. |
| 18 | 1884 | 3 | 25 | PM | Chambers | NA | NA | NA |
NA | NA |
5 N Fredonia |
| 17 | 1884 | 3 | 25 | 2000 |
Cherokee **Continued into Georgia but no Data |
F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Centre One home and one mill were destroyed. One person may have died. |
| 16 | 1884 | 3 | 25 | 1400 | Jefferson | F2 | NA | 100 | 0 | 3 | Bessemer The tornado moved northeast. 3 homes were destroyed. |
| 15 | 1884 | 3 | 24 | 0200 | Barbour Information Article Page 176 (Search Alabama Tornado then look at Page 176) |
F2 | 18 | 400 | 2 | 5 | Clayton - Hawkinsville Several outbuildings and cabins were blown to pieces. One man was killed by flying debris. The White Oak plantation sustained major damage and one woman was killed. |
| 14 | 1884 | 3 | 11 | 2230 | Choctaw | F2 | NA | 400 | 0 | 0 | Toxey Several buildings were destroyed and at least 3 homes were demolished. |
| 13 | 1884 | 3 | 11 | 2230 | Tuscaloosa | NA | 23 | NA |
NA | NA |
W Tuscaloosa - N Brookwood |
| 12 | 1884 | 3 | 11 | 2000 | Greene Information Article Page 176 (Search Alabama Tornado then look at Page 176) |
F2 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 0 | S Pleasant Grove - NE Mantua The tornado tracked northeast. Many buildings were destroyed. |
| 11 | 1884 | 3 | 11 | 2000 | Marshall | F2 | 10.0 | 880 | 2 | 20 | 8 N Friendship-5 SE Guntersville 15 farms had buildings that were damaged or destroyed. 30 buildings were blown down. One man was killed in a wagon while riding in an open field. |
| 10 | 1884 | 3 | 11 | 1900 | Pickens Information Article Page 176 (Search Alabama Tornado then look at Page 176) |
F2 | 10.0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Pickensville - NW Carrollton The tornado tracked northeast. 3 homes were destroyed. |
| 9 | 1884 | 3 | 6 | 1600 | Cherokee | NA | 13 | NA |
NA | NA |
S Centre - Near Forney |
| 8 | 1884 | 2 | 19 | 2100 | Marshall | NA | NA | NA |
NA | NA |
Exact Location Unknown |
| 7 | 1884 | 2 | 19 | 1430 | Calhoun-Cherokee** (Continued into Floyd Co, Ga) |
F4 (F4) |
26 (35.0) |
400 (400) |
26 (30) |
70 (100) |
N of Jacksonville-Piedmont-Goshen 6 communities were devastated in Alabama. 10 people were killed near Piedmont and 14 were killed in Goshen. |
| 6 | 1884 | 2 | 19 | 1345 | Talladega-Calhoun | F2 | 5.0 | 200 | 16 | 50 | Lincoln The tornado tracked northeast. Several homes were destroyed. |
| 5 | 1884 | 2 | 19 | 1320 | Jefferson-St. Clair | F4 | 35.0 | 400 | 13 | 31 | 8 S Birmingham-Leeds-Branchville The tornado tracked northeast. 9 homes were destroyed and 15 people were injured in the Oxmoor community. 27 larger homes were leveled and 13 people were killed in Leeds |
| 4 | 1884 | 2 | 19 | 1230 | Coosa | F2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 S Rockford-W Kellyton-E Goodwater Homes and schools were destroyed. |
| 3 | 1884 | 2 | 19 | 1200 | Pickens | NA | NA | NA |
NA | NA |
Exact Location Unknown |
| 2 | 1884 | 2 | 19 | 1130 | Pickens** (Started in Lowndes Co, Ms) |
F2 (F2) |
9 (25.0) |
300 (300) |
0 (1) |
0 (20) |
5 NE Crawford-8 S Columbus-15 NW Carrollton The tornado tracked northeast. Tenant homes were blown away on several plantations. |
| 1 | 1884 | 1 | 11 | 1800 | Fayette | NA | NA | NA |
NA | NA |
Exact Location Unknown |