Alabama Tornado Database
1970 Tornado Occurrences (14)
Tornado # of Year Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Maximum Path Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Location
14 1970 8 1 1845 Morgan
Hurricane Celia
Information 		F1 0.1 10 0 0 NE Priceville
One home was unroofed and one trailer was destroyed. Several trees were uprooted.May have been associated with the remnants of Hurricane Celia.
13 1970 7 4 1535 Clarke F0 0.10 10 0 0 Southwest of Grove Hill
A State Trooper observed a tornado briefly touch down 6 miles south of Grove Hill on Highway 43. Little damage was noted.
12 1970 6 21 1900 Cullman F2 3.8 10 0 0 Good Hope-Beach Grove
At least 15 barns and 5 homes were damaged.
11 1970 6 2 0730 Baldwin F2 0.1 10 0 0 Daphne
One trailer was demolished.
10 1970 4 26 1300 Randolph F2 1.0 10 0 2 Tin Shop - 5 SW Wedowee
One store was severely damaged, one mobile home was overturned, and one home was damaged. A swath of trees was cut down.
9
 1970 4 26 0935 Shelby F1 3.3 300
 0 0 NNE Vincent - 4 NE Vincent
Several homes and mobile homes were damaged. One barn was demolished.
8
 1970 4 26 0800 Madison F1 8.6 50 0 0 Near New Sharon
2 houses and garages were damaged.
7
 1970 4 24 0630 Madison F2 0.5 10 0 0 Huntsville
Brief tornado touchdown 3 miles north of the airport. One trailer was damaged and a school and gym were partially unroofed.
6
 1970 4 2 0230 Dallas F2 5.6 300
 0 0 NNE Plantersville
Several trees were downed and damage occurred at the YMCA Camp. One mobile home was destroyed, 3 mobile homes were damaged, several homes sustained roof damage, 2 barns were demolished, and 1 large storage building was destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted along the entire path.
5
 1970 4 2 0120 Etowah F2 6.1 200
 0 0 2 WSW Glencoe-Hokes Bluff
A service station and mobile home were demolished, several homes were unroofed, and several mobile homes were damaged near Glencoe. Several buildings were damaged in Hokes Bluff.
4
 1970 3 30 1030 Conecuh F1 0.1 10 0 0 9 W Castleberry
A funnel cloud briefly touched down and was witnessed by a state trooper. The tornado occurred near Interstate 65 17 miles southwest of Evergreen. A few trees were uprooted.
3
 1970 3 19 2308 Chambers F3 2.0 200
 2 14 Little Shawmut-Plant City
A large school and two churches were severely damaged. 6 homes were destroyed, 15 homes sustained major damage, and 3 mobile homes were damaged. Numerous homes suffered minor damage. This location is northwest of Valley.
2
 1970 3 19 0600 Hale F2 1 10 0 0 Greensboro
Tornado touched down near the depot damaging a store and a warehouse. A few homes were damaged by falling tree limbs.
1 1970 3 3 1845 Washington F2 0.1 10 0 0 NE Chatom
A barn and a house were demolished. Several other homes were damaged and many trees were uprooted.

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