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Alabama Tornado Database


1874 Tornado Occurrences (2)
Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Fatalities Injuries Location
1874 11 22 1800 Colbert-Lauderdale F4 23.0 14 30 5 SW Tuscumbia-Brickville
At least 100 homes were demolished in Tuscumbia which was about 1/3 of the town. Some of the deaths occurred in destroyed mansions. A train was derailed after the tornado wrecked a bridge. Several passengers on the train were injured. Thousands of trees were uprooted.
1874 11 22 NA Shelby F3 10.0 2 20 Montevallo
Half the town was damaged or destroyed which consisted of at least 35 buildings or homes.


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