Alabama Tornado Database
1953 Tornado Occurrences (22) () Indicates Total Path Data Multi-State
Tornado # of Year Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Maximum Path Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Location
22 1953 12 6 0800 Henry F2 2.0 10 0 1 Headland
At least 15 homes were destroyed.
21 1953 12 6 0700 Henry F1 0.1 10 0 0  4 NW Headland
Brief touchdown occurred in the Napier Field vicinity about 10 miles north of Dothan. No damage reported.
20 1953 5 4 1900 Jefferson F0 0.1  10 0 0 Near Bessemer
Spotters observed tornado touchdown in a rural area along the Warrior River. Little or no damage reported.
19
 1953 5 4 1830 Marion F1 0.2 67  0 2 Near Winfield
1 home and 5 other buildings were destroyed.
18 1953 5 1 2000 Choctaw F4 10.0
200 2 3 1 S Riderwood-2 N Lisman
2 homes were disintegrated at Yantley. Debris was thrown over a half mile.
17 1953 5 1 2000 Jefferson F1 0.1  10 0 0 Trussville
5 homes were destroyed, 1 other building destroyed, and 1 other building damaged.
16 1953 5 1 1930 Clay F4 12.1  440 7 12 N Millerville-S Lineville
19 homes destroyed and 50 homes damaged. 36 other buildings were destroyed and 57 other buildings were damaged. Numerous chickens were killed and stripped of their feathers.
15 1953 5 1 1715 Chilton F2 1.5 100 0 2 4 S Calera - Minooka
3 homes and 6 barns were destroyed. 5 homes were damaged. The damage occurred in the Minooka community.
14 1953 4 18 1700 Lee-Russell

Continued into Georgia 		F3 (F3) 34.7  (39.8)
 200 (400) 6 (8) 195 (495) Near Auburn
At least 50 homes were destroyed. 4 people died near Smiths in a small home. One person died near Phenix City.
13 1953 4 12 0340 Blount F1 0.5 100 0 0 12 S Garden City
Damaged occurred in a rural area. One building was destroyed and 2 were damaged.
12 1953 4 6 1545 Jefferson F3 0.5 37  0 12 Bessemer
2 outbuildings destroyed and a few others damaged.
11 1953 3 22 1900 Lauderdale F2 1.0 200 0 0 6 W Florence
One church was destroyed and several buildings were damaged. A few hangars were damaged and 2 light aircraft were damaged at the Sky Harbor Airport.
10 1953 3 18 1422 Mobile F2 0.1 10 0 2 Mobile
At least 7 homes were damaged on the south side of Mobile.
9 1953 2 20 1900 Franklin F2 7.1 220  0 6 Vina-N Dempsey
6 Homes were unroofed and an additional 75 buildings were either damaged or destroyed.
8 1953 2 20 1645 Walker F2 0.7 100  0 1 Macedonia
5 homes and 27 buildings were destroyed. 2 homes and 3 buildings damaged. This occurred in the Macedonia community NNW of Jasper.
7 1953 2 20 1630 Marion F2 0.5 300  0 2 Near Winfield
7 homes were destroyed and 5 were damaged. 11 other buildings were  destroyed and 2 others were damaged.
6 1953 2 20 1610 Colbert F3 0.1 20 1 8  Wheeler Mountain
The tornado moved northeast SW of Tuscumbia. A woman was killed and her husband and 6 children were injured in a farm house. The farm house was thrown over 100 feet. 6 additional homes were damaged.
5 1953 1 23 0500 Washington-Clarke F3 6.5 300  0 1 St. Stephens-Jackson
3 homes were destroyed near the Warrior-Tombigbee Locks. 9 barns and outbuildings were also destroyed.
4 1953 1 20 1630 Blount F0 0.1  10 0 1 ENE Blountsville
No details of the tornado damage were available.
3 1953 1 20 1500 Walker F3 1.5 50 0 0 Near Cordova
Several homes were severely damaged. Several outbuildings and barns were destroyed.
2 1953 1 8 0710 Talladega F2 3.0 867  0 0 Western Talladega
Roofs on 23 structures were damaged. Trees were blown across telephone and power lines.
1 1953 1 8 0630 Dallas F1 0.5 167  0 0 12 N Selma
1 home was destroyed and 1 home was damaged in the Valley Creek community. 1 garage collapsed on an automobile.

 

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