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1899 Tornado Occurrences (8)
Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Fatalities Injuries Location
1899 3 28 1100 Lee F2 NA 1 N/A Opelika
One home was destroyed where a woman was killed. One hotel was unroofed.
1899 3 28 1100 Montgomery F2 NA N/A N/A Hope Hull-N Fleta
The tornado destroyed several barns. Timber was leveled.
1899 3 28 0930 Dallas-Chilton F2 4.0 0 0 Riderville
One log home was blown apart. A store, lumber mill, and 2 homes were destroyed.
1899 3 28 2030 Chilton-Shelby F2 15.0 3 17 4 S of Montevallo-N Columbiana
3 members of one family were killed and 6 tenant homes were destroyed.
1899 3 18 1830 Calhoun-Cleburne F4 17.0 12 30 SW of Iron City-Muscadine
At least 8 homes were destroyed. A mother, father, and nine children were killed in one home. 50 buildings were damaged or destroyed between Heflin and Edwardsville. One woman was killed near Heflin.
1899 3 18 1310 Montgomery-Crenshaw F2 3.0 1 10 Sellers-25 SW of Montgomery
18 homes were damaged or destroyed as only 3 homes were left standing. One woman died.
1899 3 15 0545 Jefferson F2 4.0 0 3 Birmingham-Avondale-Woodlawn
25 homes and 2 churches were damaged or destroyed.
1899 3 15 0200 Walker F2 2.0 0 0 1 N Jasper
Barns were destroyed and many animals were killed.


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