Alabama Tornado Database
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| April Tornado Occurrences (340) |
| Year |
Month |
Day |
Time (CST) |
County |
Damage Scale |
Path Length (Miles) |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Location |
| 2008 |
04 |
11 |
1525 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.30 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 SSW Vestavia Hills - 1.3 SSW Vestavia Hills
At the Colonial Grand Apartments, mulitple trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado moved northeast and caused more damage at the Cedar Brook
Apartments. Multiple trees were snapped off and major roof damage occurred when a brick fire wall used to separate units collapsed. |
| 2008 |
04 |
11 |
1508 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.10 |
0 |
0 |
2 W Hopkins
The tornado briefly touched down in the Rock Creek area near Glaze Drive and the Rock Creek Baptist Church. Damage was limited to a small grove of
snapped and uprooted pine trees. |
| 2008 |
04 |
11 |
1405 |
Cullman
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.07 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 NW Cullman Folsom Field
An EF-0 Tornado with maximum winds of 70 mph, maximum path width of 40 yards. This tornado briefly touched down in the Hurricane Creek Park area.
Tree damage also occurred in a nearby campground. |
| 2008 |
04 |
11 |
1333 |
Marshall
Storm Survey |
F0 |
2.13 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 SE Grant - 2.4 ESE Grant
Damage consistent with an EF-0 Tornado was found. The tornado exhibited maximum winds of 75 mph, maximum path width of 300 feet, and a path length
of approximately 1.2 miles. This tornado uprooted several trees, and caused minor roof damage to several barn structures and homes. |
| 2008 |
04 |
11 |
1316 |
Marshall
Storm Survey |
F0 |
1.63 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 SE Oleander - 2.1 E Oleander
The first area, near Union Grove, found damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado. The tornado produced slight damage to the back of one home, destroyed
a shed, and several trees were uprooted. The tornado damage path was approximately 1.6 miles in length, and approximately 100 feet in width. Maximum
wind speeds were approximately 85 mph with this tornado. |
| 2008 |
04 |
11 |
1307 |
Madison
Storm Survey |
F0 |
3.78 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 NE Mount Leventov - 1.6 N Stegers Store
A storm survey was completed in Madison County, Alabama just northeast of Meridianville. A tornado was determined to have touched down just
southwest of Patterson Lane and Mount Lebanon Road where two irrigation systems were flipped over and two large trees were uprooted. Several small
trees were also snapped on the east side of Mount Lebanon Road just south of Patterson Lane. A large tree was uprooted on the south side of Walker
Lane, just east of highway 231/431. This damage is consistent with an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 70 mph. The estimated path length was
3.8 miles with an estimated path width of 200 yards. |
| 2008 |
04 |
11 |
1306 |
Morgan
Storm Survey |
F0 |
1.23 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 SW Center Grove - 0.8 SE Center Grove
Damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado occurred. The tornado produced maximum winds of 60 mph, a maximum path with of 20 yards, and a maximum
path length of 1.2 miles. The tornado produced tree damage near the Hulaco community. |
| 2008 |
04 |
11 |
1246 |
Cullman
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.17 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 SSE Vinemont
An EF-0 Tornado with maximum winds of 60 mph, maximum path width of 10 yards, and path length of less than 1/4 of a mile developed briefly near the
Vinemont area. This tornado produced tree and power line damage. |
| 2008 |
04 |
04 |
1424 |
Calhoun |
F0 |
0.10 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 SW Fort McClellan
A brief tornado touchdown was captured on home video in the Fort McClellan area. Upon subsequent inspection, no visible damage could be found. |
| 2008 |
04 |
04 |
0928 |
Winston |
F0 |
2.50 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 SSW Ashbank - 3.0 SSE Ashbank
The tornado touched down just west of Pinetuckey Road, about 2 miles southwest of Nauvoo. From there it moved almost due east, before lifting near the
intersection of AL-5 and Two Hill Road. Along its path, it snapped off numerous trees, caused minor damage to two outbuildings, one mobile home, and one
permanent home, and threw a trampoline into a tree. |
| 2008 |
04 |
04 |
0804 |
Limestone
Storm Survey |
F0 |
1.56 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 ESE Copeland - 1.0 S Copeland
A tornado with wind speeds up to 85 mph produced moderate damage in the Copeland community. The tornado and associated nearby downdraft winds
damaged one home, two barn structures, numerous trees and a security fence. One resident described the tornado as a "whirlwind" dropping a trampoline
from the air into a pond. Small swirl patterns were found by a trained storm spotter in a grassy field near the end of the damage path. |
| 2008 |
04 |
04 |
0734 |
Limestone
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.25 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 ENE Ripley
This EF-0 tornado touched down along Seven Mile Post road. The tornado damaged one home, destroyed a shed, and damaged several trees. The tornado
damage path was approximately one quarter mile in length, and approximately 25 yards in width. Maximum wind speeds were approximately 60 mph, rating
this tornado as an EF-0 on the enhanced Fujita scale. |
| 2008 |
04 |
04 |
0703 |
Colbert
Storm Survey |
F1 |
6.52 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 SSE Hobgood Siding - 0.3 NNW Cotton Town
A storm survey was completed in Colbert County Alabama. A tornado was determined to have touched down about two miles east of Tuscumbia along
Highway 20 at the Colbert County Road Department. A building was heavily damaged at the road department. Intially, the tornado produced EF-1 damage for
one half of a mile along Highway 72. Up to a 30000 square foot portion of a roof at the Whitesell distribution center was ripped apart by the tornado. The
tornado maintained a maximum speed of 85 mph for approximately 1/2 of a mile before weakening as it crossed Highway 72. Its path width while
maintaining EF-1 strength was 40 yards. The Tornado then produced EF-0 damage the remainder of its 6.5 mile path. The width of the tornado was 20 yards, while an EF-0. The tornado abruptly
dissipated near Cottontown, Alabama. Rear flank downdraft winds likely produced damage to adjacent areas near the tornado including a porch being uplifted at a residence. |
| 2007 |
04 |
14 |
1805 |
Dale |
F1 |
5.83 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 NW Ozark-5.0 NE Ozark
A tornado touched down on County Road 38 producing minor damage to a barn. It then traveled east across Marley Mill Road and destroyed a barn, shed
and greenhouse. A residential gable collapsed and several pines were snapped. A few homes on Hawridge Road in the Post Oak community suffered
moderate damage. Also, a carport and shed were destroyed. A portion of County Road 50 was closed due to debris. Also, a home on Robin Parker Road
was damaged when several pines snapped, with one landing on the roof. Several areas, especially along Roy Parker Road, were without power for
several hours until crews could repair lines taken down by fallen trees.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
14 |
1711 |
Bullock
Storm Survey |
F1 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
17 S Union Springs
A tornado touched down about one mile southwest of the intersection of US Highway 29 and County Road 53 around 611 PM CDT.
The tornado tracked northeast and was on the ground for 3 miles. The tornado damage path was 100 yards wide at its widest
point. One barn was completely destroyed near the Jamback Community. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off along the
path. Several homes sustained minor roof damage.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
14 |
1612 |
Conecuh |
F1 |
0.25 |
0 |
0 |
2.5 NNW Castleberry
A weak tornado developed along the leading edge of a large bow echo just northwest of Castleberry. The tornado blew down trees and damaged a
residence just west of County Road 23. Estimated wind speeds were 85 to 90 mph. No injuries occurred.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
14 |
1500 |
Crenshaw |
F0 |
0.54 |
0 |
0 |
5 NW Saville
A weak EF-0 tornado did some minor damage in the extreme north part of the county near Clearview. The tornado touched down near County Road 11 and
damaged a poultry farm, three of the buildings on the farm had their tin roofs damaged. Three other buildings had parts of their roofs taken off. None of the
chickens were injured. An eye witness said the tornado looked like pencil dropping out of the sky. The tornado continued northeast and dissipated near
Hwy 97. A church located in this area had shingles taken off and a tree fell on the roof.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
14 |
1233 |
Monroe |
F1 |
1.06 |
0 |
0 |
Vredenburgh
A few minutes after the huge microburst occurred, a tornado touched down just southwest of County Road 56 south of Vredenburgh. Most of the
structural damage occurred north of County Road 56. A very old home was pushed from its blocks and roof was lifted off. The tornado then moved
northeast and damaged a church that was located near the home. Many trees were blown down in this area. Another church a few hundred yards to the
northeast of the first church had part of the back of the building blown off. A convergence pattern was observed in the fallen trees from southwest of
County Road 56 to northeast of the home. The tornado either dissipated or went back into the clouds near the second church. The tornado wind speed was
estimated at 105 mph. No injuries were reported. People who lived only a short distance away said they never heard or observed the tornado. The tornado
ended near where a huge microburst had occurred a few minutes earlier.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
11 |
1654 |
Macon-Russell
Storm Survey |
F1 |
12.1 |
0 |
0 |
6.8 SE Tuskegee-Uchee
A tornado touched down along County Road 10...approximately 6.8 miles southeast of Tuskegee or 4.4 miles northwest of
Warriorstand. The tornado tracked east southeast across the remainder of eastern Macon County and crossed into Russell
County. The tornado lifted near the intersection of State Highway 51 and Cowpen Road near the Uchee Community. The
tornado damage path was 12.1 miles long and was 400 yards wide at its widest point. Hundreds of trees were either
snapped off or blown over along the path. The highest winds were estimated around 90 mph...an EF1 tornado...although
much of the damage was consistent with EF0 damage. The tornado was on the ground from approximately 554 PM until 616 PM.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
11 |
1618 |
Tallapoosa
Storm Survey |
F1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Dadeville
A tornado touched down at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Fulton Street...on the northeast side of US Highway 280 in Dadeville.
The tornado tracked east southeast for about 1 mile...and lifted just past the railroad tracks and Woodyard Street. The tornado damage
path was 50 yards wide at its widest point. At least three homes were damaged due to numerous uprooted trees. Spencer Lumber Company...
located at the corner of Fulton Street and Oak Street...sustained damage including roof damage to metal sheds on their property. The
highest winds were estimated at 90 mph...or an EF1 tornado. The tornado was on the ground from approximately 518 PM until 520 PM.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
11 |
1605 |
Elmore
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
4.8 SE Wetumpka
A brief tornado touch down occurred about 4.8 miles southeast of Wetumpka. The tornado caused minor damage to at least one
home and knocked a few trees over. The damage occurred near Ridgefield Drive near the New Bingham Community. The tornado
damage path was less than a tenth of a mile long and 25 yards wide at its widest point. Additional funnel cloud reports
were received as the storm moved through southern Elmore County...but no additional damage was discovered. The tornado
was on the ground at about 505 PM.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
11 |
1447 |
Bibb-Chilton
Storm Survey |
F1 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
Randolph
A tornado touched near the intersection of County Road 36 and New Hope Village...just east of Randolph in far southeastern
Bibb County. The tornado tracked east southeast and lifted just across the Chilton County line along County Road 73. The
tornado damage path was 1.5 miles long and was 200 yards wide at its widest point. Several trees were either blown down
or snapped off along the short path. One home was damaged by a fallen tree and one home suffered minor shingle damage. The
highest winds were estimated between 90 and 95 mph...an EF1 tornado. The tornado was on the ground from approximately 347
PM until 349 PM.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
11 |
1414 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F1 |
0.50 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 NNW Sayre
The tornado touched down on Tate Mill Road, just northwest of County Road 140 or Warrior Jasper Road. The tornado
tracked east southeast and lifted on Humber Road in the Bagley Community. The tornado damage path was approximately
one half mile long and 40 yards wide at its widest point. Several windows were blown out of homes and automobiles.
One 18-wheeler carrying a load was overturned. One office trailer was overturned. Several hardwood trees were either
snapped off or uprooted. At least one of the trees fell on a home and produced damage. The tornado was witnessed by
several people in the area. The highest winds were estimated between 90 and 95 mph...an EF1 tornado. The tornado was
on the ground from approximately 314 PM until 316 PM. |
| 2007 |
04 |
03 |
2226 |
Lincoln-Madison
Storm Survey |
F0 |
8.96 |
0 |
0 |
2.3 WNW Elkwood-1.1 S Hazel Green Airport
This tornado developed in extreme southwest Lincoln County, Tennessee and moved southeast across northwest Madison County, Alabama. The damage
caused by this tornado was mainly a few snapped utility poles and downed trees, but there also was some minor damage to a few homes. Wind speeds
were estimated at 60 m.p.h.
|
| 2007 |
04 |
03 |
1033 |
Jackson
Storm Survey |
F1 |
2.57 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 SSE Davistown-3.6 SE Davistown
This tornado formed three miles east of the Langston community, which is just south of the Tennessee River in southern Jackson County, and moved to the
southeast before ending one mile southeast of the Macedonia community near the Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church. Most of the damage along its path
was rated EF-0, except for a small area of EF-1 damage in Macedonia where maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 95 m.p.h.
About half a mile from the crossroads at Macedonia on County Road 38, the tornado did the most damage. Parts of a two-story family dwelling roof and
siding were carried away, a couple century old harwood trees were uprooted, a large outbuilding was completely destroyed, and the roof was ripped off
another nearby building. Some of the debris from this property was scattered more than half a mile away. At the Corinth Missionary Church windows were
broken and fascia board was ripped from the main structure, while another smaller building on the church property was blown slighly off its foundation.
Roofing shingles were ripped off Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church and parts of Macedonia school, where a communications tower was bent in half.
A line of thunderstorms developed across the Mid Mississippi Valley during the afternoon hours and moved southeast into the
Tennessee Valley during the overnight hours. After several cell mergers as the line moved into southern middle Tennessee, the line
intensified and accelerated southeast across northern Alabama. Two tornadoes developed in the vicinity of mergers of the squall line
with thunderstorms that developed ahead of the line.
|
| 2006 |
4 |
8 |
0203 |
Talladega
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
1 NNW Childersburg - 0.5 NNE Childersburg
The tornado touched down near Edgewater Drive and the Coosa River, just east of the Morgan Bridge on US 231/280. It then
tracked southeastward through the Pinewood Terrace Community and dissipated near 4th Avenue NE. Many trees were either
snapped off or uprooted along the path. A few of the fallen trees landed on homes and automobiles. The most damage occurred in
the Lakeside and Bates Subdivisions near State Highway 235. |
| 2006 |
4 |
8 |
0052 |
Calhoun
Storm Survey |
F1 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 SSW Ohatchee - 1.7 S Ohatchee
The tornado briefly touched down south of Ohatchee. It knocked down or snapped off several trees along the path. A few small
out-buildings were also damaged along the path. One fallen tree landed on a home and produced damage. The tornado affected areas
along Boiling Springs Road (County Road 73). |
| 2006 |
4 |
8 |
0023 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F1 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
Roebuck Plaza - 2.6 ENE Roebuck Plaza
The tornado touched down in Roebuck Municipal Golf Club at Donna Hawkins Park, west of Interstate 59. It generally tracked
eastward, crossed the interstate and affected Roebuck. The tornado dissipated near Roebuck Plaza and US Highway 11. Hundreds of
large hardwood trees were either blown over or uprooted. Numerous pine trees were also snapped off along the path. Several of the
fallen trees landed on homes and produced substantial damage. An estimated 50 to 100 homes suffered varying degrees of damage. |
| 2006 |
4 |
8 |
0016 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F1 |
2.3 |
0 |
1 |
Gardendale - 2.1 SE Gardendale
The tornado touched down near the intersection of US Highway 31 and Main Street. It knocked a few trees down west of US
Highway 31, then traveled southeastward and affected the business district along US Highway 31. A few dozen businesses were
heavily damaged. The damage included significant roof damage, broken windows, large bay doors blown out, air conditioning unit
damage and sign damage. Three vary large air conditioning units were blown off the roof of a K-Mart. These units were estimated at
5 to 8 thousand pounds each. A church along US Highway 31 suffered roof damage. Dozens of homes were damaged and numerous
trees were blown down east of US Highway 31 in the vicinity of Tarrant Road and Peterson Road. One woman was injured when a
tree fell through the roof of her home. South of Tarrant Road, the tornado mainly produced tree damage. The tornado lifted near
Lumen Park and Taihaiti Lane. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2344 |
DeKalb
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
5 ESE Ft Payne
Another short lived F0 tornado touched down near the Pumpkin center community near the Little River Wildlife Management area.
A manufactured home had its windows knocked out and some of its vinyl siding torn off along with several trees also uprooted by
the tornado. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2250 |
Cullman
Storm Survey |
F1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
5 NE Cullman
A short lived F1 tornado struck a chicken farm near the Pleasant grove community. Two well built chicken houses were collapsed
with most of the metal roofing flung into nearby trees and twisted around their branches approximately 40 to 50 yards away. A third
chicken house was also moderately damaged. A small wooden shed was completely demolished and a feed bin attached to one of the
chicken houses was completely toppled over. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2215 |
Marshall
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
3 N Arab
A short lived F0 tornado severely damaged a large barn and storage area near the Cherokee ridge sign and Exxon station near
Highway 231. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2141 |
Morgan
Storm Survey |
F1 |
6.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 SW Danville - 3 NE Danville
The tornado that touched down in southeast Lawrence county continued its track into southwest Morgan county and moved east
through Danville, Alabama. The tornado produced light to moderate roof damage to the Danville high school gymnasium roof, roofs
of the press boxes at the Danville high school football field and further damage to the back stop and outfield walls at the Danville
high school baseball field. The tornado further uprooted several trees and produced minor roof and awning damage to six homes in
Danville. The tornado further moved northeast and slightly damaged the roofs of four homes and destroyed a barn along Craze road,
about two miles northeast of Danville, Alabama. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2135 |
Lawrence
Storm Survey |
F1 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 SE Speake - 6 SE Speake
A tornado touched down and demolished a large barn and uprooted several trees near highway 157 in a continuous path toward the
Morgan county line. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2124 |
Limestone
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Greenbrier
A tornado briefly touched down along Interstate 565 and damaged a small sign and two trees along the interstate before quickly
dissipating. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2116 |
Morgan
Storm Survey |
F0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 E Decatur - 3 E Decatur
A tornado briefly touched down just east of Decatur along Highway 20 and produced some light tree damage and heavily damaged a
large billboard sign near Interstate 65 before dissipating. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2100 |
Marion-Winston
Storm Survey |
F1 |
4.7 |
0 |
0 |
5.5 SE Bear Creek - 3.1 ENE Haleyville
The tornado touched down in far eastern Marion County just north of State Highway 129. It then tracked northeastward into Winston
County and lifted just southeast of the Needmore Community. The tornado produced significant damage in Haleyville, where the
Windwood Hotel suffered major roof damage, a local gas station sustained major roof damage, and an old textile mill also was
heavily damaged. A large tree fell on a home near the intersection of State Highway 13 and State Highway 129 and damaged a
carport and automobile. The Haleyville High School received damage to sections of the roof, the baseball dugouts were damaged,
and the top floor of the press box was destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the path. The total damage
path was 4.7 miles. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2100 |
Lawrence
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Caddo
A short lived tornado touched down and produced minor tree damage two three trees and minor roof damage to a manufactured
home. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2030 |
Lawrence
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 E Mt Hope
A short lived tornado briefly touched down and produced minor tree damage with maximum estimated winds at 70 miles an hour. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
2000 |
Franklin
Storm Survey |
F0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Hodges - 3 NW Hodges
A tornado briefly touched down and uprooted a few trees and damaged power lines. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1955 |
Marion
Storm Survey |
F1 |
9.4 |
0 |
0 |
5.4 W Hamilton-7.8 NE Hamilton
The tornado touched down just north of the intersection of US Highway 78 and State Highway 74. It then moved northeastward and
dissipated just east of the intersection of County Road 41 and County Road 473. Numerous trees were either snapped off aloft or
were blown down. Multiple telephone poles were blown down. The top of a barn was completely torn off. Several homes received
roof damage, ranging from missing shingles to portions of roofs being lifted off. One automobile was totally destroyed due to fallen
trees. One woman was killed (indirect) when she drove into an already downed tree along State Highway 187. One person suffered
minor injuries (indirect) due to a fallen tree. New Hope Church had its porch destroyed and suffered minor damage to other portions
of the building. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1945 |
Lawrence
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 NW Hatton
A short lived tornado touched down and uprooted two small trees. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1848 |
Madison
Storm Survey |
F0 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 N Skinem - 4 N Skinem
A short lived tornado touched down near the Alabama and Tennessee state line, uprooting two trees in Alabama before crossing the
state line into Lincoln county in southern middle Tennessee. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1845 |
Madison
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
Sulphur Springs
A tornado briefly touched down along Charley Patterson road in the Sulphur Springs community. A mobile home suffered heavy
roof damage and insulation was tossed into some nearby trees. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1805 |
Limestone
Storm Survey |
F1 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
2 ENE Cairo - 3 ENE Cairo
A tornado briefly touched down in the Sugar Creek Estates community along Sugar creek. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to
be at 80 miles an hour. This tornado damaged two homes and knocked down 15 trees in its path. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1755 |
Colbert
Storm Survey |
F1 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
Colbert Heights - Leighton
A tornado with maximum estimated winds of around 90 miles an hour moved northeast from near Colbert Heights elementary
school and continued east and northeast to the Colbert Heights high school. Numerous trees were down in the path of the tornado.
The inital tornado damage occurred at the Colbert Heights elementary school, where a fence at the baseball field at the elementary
school was heavily damaged. A manufactured home across from the elementary school suffered extensive roof and porch damage.
Most of the roof was blown nearly 100 yards behind the home. At Colbert Heights high school, damage included a scoreboard,
which was blown and twisted off of its base and a nearby baseball dugout at the high school lost its roof. Also, a large outdoor
antenna at the high school was twisted in two. There was continuous light tree damage until the tornado reached the Leighton
community, where a large barn suffered extensive roof damage. Corn stalks from a nearby field were found embedded between the
remaining barn walls. The tornado uprooted five large oak trees before abruptly dissipating in Leighton. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1725 |
Colbert
Storm Survey |
F1 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
4 SW Tuscumbia - 1 SE Muscle Shoals
A tornado produced scattered damage from just southwest of Tuscumbia through Tuscumbia. The tornado had an estimated
maximum wind speed of around 90 miles an hour before it weakened and eventually dissipated. A gas station on the southwest
portion of Tuscumbia suffered extensive damage, where a 50 foot billboard sign was twisted backwards and several of the gas
pumps were heavily damaged. One of the gas pumps was dislodged from the pavement. Eight homes suffered minor to moderate
roof and structural damage in and around Tuscumbia. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1714 |
Lauderdale
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
St. Florian
A short lived tornado briefly touched down about three miles northeast of Florence Alabama. The tornado knocked down two trees
before quickly dissipating. |
| 2006 |
4 |
7 |
1650 |
Colbert
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Cherokee
A short lived tornado knocked over several trees onto three homes, producing minor damage to the homes. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0712 |
Barbour
Storm Survey |
F1 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 SE Mt Andrew-1 E Comer
The tornado first touched down southeast of Mount Andrew near CR 51 where several trees were blown
down or snapped off. As the tornado moved northeastward, it gained strength and produced its most
significant damage around the Barbour County Public Lake. Hundreds of very large trees were snapped
off or blown down. Some of the trees were at least 4 feet in diameter. One home at the lake sustained
significant damage due to fallen trees. Two out-buildings, one truck, and several boats were either
damaged or destroyed on the lake property. Two 14ft aluminum boats were picked up and sent flying over
100 yards. Several lake roads were temporarily impassable due to the fallen trees. Numerous trees were
snapped off as the tornado continued northeastward across the Barbour County State Wildlife Management Area. The tornado
weakened near the end of the path and only produced light tree damage near US 82 and CR 49. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0654 |
Bullock
Storm Survey |
F0 |
12.6 |
0 |
0 |
2.8 N Perote-2 S Midway
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage along CR 14 between Blues Old Stand
and areas just south of Midway. It has been determined that the damage was caused by a tornado.
The tornado has been rated an F0 with winds estimated around 70 miles an hour. The tornado touched
down near Blues Old Stand around 754 AM CDT. The tornado traveled northeast for approximately 12.6
miles before lifting about 2 miles south of Midway around 810 AM CDT. Numerous trees were snapped
off and uprooted along the tornado path. The crossed US 29, SR 239 and ended just before crossing
SR 51. One commercial hunting lodge was damaged and one mobile home sustained roof damage. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0620 |
Crenshaw
|
F0 |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
Bradleyton-4 E Bradleyton
A weak tornado moved across the northeast part of Crenshaw county. The tornado touched down near Bradleyton and moved almost
due east for about four miles. Most of the damage was to timber with some minor damage to a church and a few homes. The most
damage occurred when a tree fell through an almost new manufactured home and split the home in two. The tornado dissipated near
the Helicon community. The lady who would have normally been sleeping in the home where the tree fell, had gone to the hospital
for an appointment. Other people were sleeping on both ends of the home and never knew the tree had split the home in two until
someone woke them up. No one was injured. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0552 |
Lowndes
Storm Survey |
F1 |
1.6 |
0 |
1 |
4.2 SW White Hall-3 SW White Hall
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across northwestern Lowndes County. It was determined that the
damage was the result of a tornado that has been rated F1 on the Fujita Scale. The tornado first touched down near Mount Gillard
Church, near the Intersection of US 80 and CR 17 around 652 AM CDT. It stayed on the ground for only about a minute, before
lifting around 653 AM CDT. The total path length was 1.6 miles with a width of 50 yards at its widest point. This path was parallel
to CR 17, with most of the damage on the northwest side of the road. This tornado, with winds estimated around 100 mph, uprooted
or snapped dozens of trees, damaged 2 mobile homes severely...produced minor damage to 3 homes and caused severe roof damage
to another home. The side of one of the mobile homes was breached by an unidentified piece of debris, resulting in a 7 foot by 3 foot
hole. The most substantial damage to a home consisted of approximately one third of the roof being blown off, which resulted in the
partial collapse of an exterior wall. One middle aged man was injured in this home but did not seek medical treatment. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0514 |
Clay-Tallapoosa
Randolph-Chambers
Storm Survey |
F1 |
17.1 |
0 |
0 |
11.7 S Ashland-1.2 NE Wadley
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the tornado damage that started over extreme northern Tallapoosa
County, about 2.2 miles northwest of Goldville. It appears the tornado began at 614 AM CDT. There was F0 damage,
in the form of scattered tree damage, from Vine Road just south of the Clay County line, east to near Highway 49.
The damage increased to F1 damage along Highway 49, especially to the southeast of the highway. There were
several dozen trees snapped and uprooted, with many signs of convergence in the pattern of fallen trees.
There were a few broken windows in two houses, and one house had its carport lifted up off most of its support
columns. In the same area of concentrated damage, four chicken houses sustained significant roof damage, and the
tin was blown down the tornado track for about 100 yards. The chicken houses were just north of the county line,
in Clay County. The tornado damage path was about 200 yards wide at this point. This damage occurred around 618 AM
CDT. The tornado path continued to the east with more trees blown down along the Tallapoosa-Clay county line,
including across Simpson Road and County Road 79. As it crossed County Road 79, around 627 AM CDT, the damage was
along the Tallapoosa-Randolph county line. The damage path entered extreme northwest Chambers County, around 630 AM,
along and north of Highway 22. At this point the tornado track ran parallel to Highway 22 all the way to Wadley,
on a northeast track. Three brick buildings were significantly damaged in downtown Wadley, about 100 yards north
of the Highway 22/77 intersection, on the east side of Highway 77. The southern most building, built in 1925,
sustained a fire several years ago and was condemned. The fire had gutted the two-story building, and only the
four walls were left standing. There was no roof on this building and it was taller than the two adjacent and
attached buildings. The tornado significantly damaged at least two of the walls, and the top of the building
toppled over onto the adjacent buildings, causing more damage. Since the integrity of the building had already
been compromised, it was determined the damage was consistent with F0/F1 wind speeds. The tornado continued
northeast across the Tallapoosa River and knocked down more trees near the intersection of County Road 33 and
County Road 828, near Louina. The total damage path of the tornado was 17.1 miles long and 200 yards wide
at its widest point. For purposes of this write-up, the tornado occurred in two counties at the same time because
its placement was directly on the county lines. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0422 |
Shelby
Storm Survey |
F1 |
2.2 |
0 |
0 |
2.8 NE Columbiana-4.2 NE Columbiana
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage just northeast of Columbiana. It has
been determined that the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an F1 on
the Fujita Damage Scale with winds estimated around 75 miles an hour. The tornado touched down
approximately 3 miles northeast of downtown Columbiana, just west of County Road 25 across the
train tracks. The tornado snapped off and uprooted numerous trees and knocked over several power
poles along its fairly short path. Some of the trees were several feet in diameter. Fallen trees
significantly damaged one home, produced minor damage to a few other homes, destroyed at least 4
vehicles, and destroyed several outbuildings. The tornado crossed County Road 25 and headed eastward
across mainly rural farmland. The tornado ended near the intersection of Davis Road and County Road
5 where a garage sustained roof damage and one large tree was uprooted. The tornado damage path was
approximately 2.2 miles long and 150 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado started at 522 AM
CDT and ended at 523 AM CDT. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0404 |
Shelby
Storm Survey |
F1 |
11.6 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 SW Helena-7.7 NE Helena
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage that affected the Helena, Alabaster, Pelham, and Chelsea
areas early Saturday morning. The tornado has been rated an F1 with winds estimated around 75 miles an hour. The
tornado first touched down just west of County Road 93 near the Cahaba Wildlife Management Area in Helena. The
tornado moved generally eastward and crossed County Road 17, County Road 58, US 31, Interstate 65 and County Road
11 before ending near County Road 39. The tornado damage path was approximately 11.6 miles long and 100 yards wide
at its widest point. The tornado was on the ground from approximately 504 AM CDT to 518 AM CDT. The initial damage
was minor with only a few trees uprooted or snapped off west of County Road 17 in Helena. As the tornado crossed
County Road 17, it intensified and caused its most significant damage. The most concentrated and significant damage
occurred near Scurlock Road and County Road 17 then eastward along County Road 58 to just past County Road 95. Several
subdivisions were affected including Braelinn Village, Amberley Woods, Navajo Hills, and Port South. Numerous homes
suffered shingle and minor roof damage along with a few broken windows. Many trees and power lines were either blown
down or snapped off. Power was unavailable for several hours due to downed power poles. A few homes suffered major
damage due to fallen trees. Several automobiles and outbuildings were destroyed. A municipal park in Helena sustained
minor damage. As the tornado crossed US 31 near Walmart, several large trees and signs were blown down or snapped off.
A few homes just east of US 31 were damaged from fallen trees. For the remainder of the tornadoes path, the damage was
relatively minor and mainly affected trees. The tornado crossed the Weatherly subdivision and the Ballantrae Golf Course
and subdivision before ending just east of County Road 39 near Hidden Ridge. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0316 |
Tuscaloosa
Storm Survey |
F0 |
6.9 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 NW Northport-5.8 NE Northport
National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a survey across areas just north northwest of Northport.
It has been determined the area had experienced an F0 tornado, with winds of estimated around 65 mph. The
tornado touched down around 416 AM CDT about one half mile west of the CR 86 and US 43 intersection. The
tornado then moved northeast, crossing SR 69 and CR 47 before lifting near the end of CR 87 around 424 AM
CDT. The tornado damage path was 6.9 miles long and 100 yards wide at its widest point. Numerous trees and
power lines were snapped off along the path. The most concentrated damage was near the end of the path from
the far southeastern tip of Lake Tuscaloosa to near the end of CR 87. In this area, several homes received
minor damage and two homes received significant roof damage due to fallen trees. This storm also produced
large hail. The largest hail reported was golf ball size and occurred across the southern parts of Lake
Tuscaloosa. |
| 2005 |
04 |
30 |
0205 |
Walker
Storm Survey |
F1 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
5.8 E Jasper-6.4 E Jasper
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage that affected east central Walker County. It has been
determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an F1 with winds estimated around
80 miles an hour. The tornado first touched down at approximately 305 AM CDT in the Union Chapel area, on the north
side of US 78. This location is near the intersection of US 78 and Arron Road. The tornado lifted at approximately
306 AM CDT. The tornado damage path was 0.6 miles long and 50 yards wide at its widest point. The most significant
damage caused by the tornado occurred to the Variety Outlet and the Valley Used Parts Store. The eastern part of
the building was completely destroyed. The remainder of the building sustained extensive roof damage. Roof sections
were blown off to the north up to a quarter of a mile and wrapped around a telephone pole. Roof insulation stuck to
the western facing store building walls and automobiles in the general vicinity. A flea market sustained major damage
on US 78. A few homes also received varying degrees of roof damage. |
| 2005 |
04 |
22 |
1803 |
Cherokee
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 NE Jamestown-1.4 NE Jamestown
The second Cherokee County tornado touched down just west of CR 15, approximatley one mile north of Jamestown,
around 703 PM CDT. It stayed on the ground for only about one minute, before lifting around 704 PM CDT. The
total path length was 0.9 miles with a path width of 75 yards at its widest point. This tornado uprooted or
snapped off numerous trees along its path. A porch of one home was completely destroyed. As this tornado
crossed over CR 15, a 40 year old home had its tin roof blown off and received some structural damage, which
included several windows being blown out. On this same property, three to four outbuildings were completely
destroyed. |
| 2005 |
04 |
22 |
1801 |
Cherokee
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 NW Jamestown-1.8 NW Jamestown
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across far northern Cherokee County. It
was determined that the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an F0. The
tornado touched down in Dekalb County in the Little River Canyon Wildlife Management Area and crossed
in Cherokee County for approximately 0.4 miles. The tornado crossed the county line near the
confluence of Hurricane Creek and Little River and ended approximately 1.2 miles west of CR 103.
Several trees were snapped off or uprooted along the short path in Cherokee County. The tornado
occurred at 701 PM CDT. |
| 2005 |
04 |
22 |
1759 |
DeKalb
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
5 ESE Fort Payne
Tornado touched down briefly in Little River Canyon Wildlife Management Area near the intersection of Hurricane Creek and Little
River. Numerous large trees were uprooted and snapped in this area. The damage occurred in a thickly forested area and the exact
damage length was a bit uncertain. Maximum winds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| 2005 |
04 |
6 |
1651 |
Pickens
Storm Survey |
F0 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 W Aliceville-1.1 N Aliceville
National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed the damage in Aliceville and determined that the damage
was caused by a tornado. The tornado was rated an F0 on the Fujita Scale with localized winds of up to
73 miles an hour. The tornado touched down near the Aliceville Manor nursing home at approximately 551 pm
CDT. The weak tornado tracked northeast generally parallel to 17th Street NW. At least 9 homes suffered
mainly minor roof damge, although one house had major rood damage. A few porches were completely torn off
homes and the debris was tossed up to one half of a mile away. Several outbuildings were damaged and many
lawn or outdoor items were overturned. The tornado crossed SR 14 where a few large trees were snapped off
or uprooted at the Aliceville Country Club. Several additional trees and power lines were blown down along
the relatively short path. The tornado lifted at the end of Country Club Lane at the Aliceville Country Club
at approximately 553 pm CDT. The tornado path length was one and one half miles long and 50 yards wide at
its widest point. No injuries were reported. |
| 2003 |
4 |
25 |
1524 |
Elmore
Storm Survey |
F0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
3.6 NW Tallassee-3.0 NW Tallassee
A small tornado touched down northwest of Tallassee and crossed SR 14 on a east-southeast path. The weak tornado
downed trees and caused minor roof damage to several residential structures. On this day, several steady state,
rotating thunderstorms, referred to as supercells, cut swaths of damage through Alabama. The first storm affected
12 counties dropping hail from penny to softball size. Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by the large
hail. Damaging winds also accompanied the storm. Many trees were snapped off, uprooted, or blown down along the
path. Several homes were damaged from the falling trees. Supercell 2 merged with Supercell 1 across southern
Tallapoosa County. Although there were no reports of injuries, several hundred thousand dollars of damage occurred.
Several supercell thunderstorms affected Alabama on this day. This storm was not the only supercell to cause damage,
but it was one of the most costly storms of the day. |
| 2003 |
4 |
25 |
1325 |
Greene-Hale
Storm Survey |
F0 |
4.4 |
0 |
0 |
4.9 SE Forkland-4.4 W Cedarville
A tornado touched down near the Greene County Power Plant. The tornado moved across the power plant facility and crossed the
Black Warrior River into Hale County. Numerous trees were blown down along the path with the most extensive damage occurring
right along the river. One mobile home was destroyed by a falling tree. One church had shingle damage to its roof. No injuries occurred
with this tornado. |
| 2003 |
4 |
25 |
1057 |
Pickens
Storm Survey |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 NW Dancy
A landspout, a tornado that forms under a strong updraft of a developing thunderstorm, touched down in extreme
southwestern Pickens County. The brief tornado destroyed one mobile home, destroyed one home, and downed a few
trees. The damage occurred in the Dancy-Cochrane Community. Many surrounding trees and structures were undamaged.
No injuries occurred with this tornado. |
| 2003 |
4 |
7 |
0602 |
Dallas |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 NE Marion Junction
State Troopers and Storm Spotters witnessed a brief tornado touch down near the intersection
of US 80 and CR 45. No damage occurred. |
| 2003 |
4 |
7 |
0016 |
Dallas |
F0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
Tilden Community
A weak tornado struck southern Dallas County. The tornado touched down about 1 mile north
of the Tilden community. It moved due east and crossed SR 41 before coming to an end.
The brief tornado snapped numerous trees along its short path. No injuries were reported. |
| 2003 |
4 |
7 |
0010 |
Wilcox |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Millers Ferry
A weak tornado briefly touched down near Millers Ferry. The tornado blew down several trees and damaged
a large storage building. |
| 2002 |
4 |
30 |
1535 |
Barbour |
F0 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
3.1 NNE Texasville-3.3 NE Texasville
Several trees blown down just north of SR 131 and just west of CR 67. The tornado
touched down in open countryside. |
| 2000 |
4 |
24 |
0300 |
Mobile |
F1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Mobile
It was found from a National Weather Service Storm Survey that a F1 tornado struck near downtown Mobile. The tornado's path
length was approximately 1 mile long and touched down near I -165, passing through the State Docks area. Some roof damage to
apartments occurred near I-165. The storm then moved through the State Docks area, where four buildings suffered major damage.
Some ship containers were also turned over. No injuries were reported, but several birds were killed. |
| 2000 |
4 |
3 |
1930 |
Coffee |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Enterprise
Public reported a brief tornado touchdown near the Conagra plant with no damage. |
| 2000 |
4 |
3 |
1323 |
Coosa
Storm Survey |
F0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 SE Marble Valley-3.2 SSE Marble Valley
Several trees blown down. The tornado touched down on the west side of CR 56. |
| 2000 |
4 |
3 |
1253 |
Chilton
Storm Survey |
F0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1.7 S Jemison-1.6 SE Jemison
Numerous trees and power lines downed, a few automobiles damaged, and a several homes with roof damage near US 31. |
| 2000 |
4 |
3 |
1209 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F1 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 N Vestavia Hills-3.3 ESE Mountain Brook
Numerous trees downed and minor home damage. Major damage at Birmingham Water Works. The primary damage path
was from Shades Crest to Birmingham Water Works to Overton Rd. |
| 2000 |
4 |
3 |
1144 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 NE Oak Grove-6.2 NE Oak Grove
Several trees downed and minor roof damage to a few homes between Oak Grove and Sylvan Springs. The most concentrated damage was
on Handley Rd just of CR 46. |
| 2000 |
4 |
3 |
1125 |
Choctaw |
F1 |
11.0 |
0 |
0 |
Needham-Mt Sterling
It was determined from a National Weather Service Storm Survey that a strong F1 tornado first touched down near State Highway
17 and County Road 18 just East of Needham. The tornado tracked Northeast across large wooded areas where tree damage
occurred. The tornado then crossed County Road 23 just North of Morgan Chapel where several homes sustained roof damage. The
tornado continued tracking Northeast across mainly wooded areas...crossing County Road 43 just North of Mt. Sterling. Damage
along this portion of the track was mainly to trees. The tornado then moved across Browns Landing Road to County Road 27 East of
Mt. Sterling where the tornado lifted back into the clouds. The most substantial structural damage occurred along the track between
Browns Landing Road and County Road 27. |
| 2000 |
4 |
3 |
1120 |
Tuscaloosa-Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F2 |
11.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 SW Kellerman-2.2 SSW Oak Grove
Numerous trees and power lines downed. Several homes received minor damage and one brick home sustained major damage. A few mobile homes were destroyed. |
| 2000 |
4 |
3 |
1039 |
Fayette
Storm Survey |
F1 |
3.0 |
0 |
1 |
7.8 NNE Bankston-10.3 NNE Bankston
Several trees downed and two residences received damage in Studdards Crossroads. |
| 2000 |
4 |
2 |
2334 |
Calhoun-Cleburne
Storm Survey |
F2 |
1.9 |
1 |
6 |
2.9 ESE Piedmont-3.4 WSW Borden Springs
6 mobile homes and two houses were destroyed in Vigo. Numerous trees downed. The fatality occurred in a mobile home. |
| 2000 |
4 |
2 |
2051 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F1 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
Forestdale
Numerous trees downed many onto homes. Minor roof damage. |
| 1999 |
4 |
27 |
1305 |
Elmore |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Kent
Brief touchdown no damage. |
| 1999 |
4 |
27 |
1305 |
Dekalb |
F0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
Rainsville
Several eyewitnesses reported seeing a funnel when what may have been a weak tornado touched down on the northside of
Rainsville downing a few trees and causing minor damage at a building supply store. |
| 1999 |
4 |
27 |
1240 |
Dekalb |
F0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 NW Fyffe
What was believed to be a small, weak tornado touched down on CR 50 at the Bailey farm damaging a chicken house and a barn,
and taking some shingles from a house. |
| 1999 |
4 |
15 |
0100 |
Clarke |
F0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Thomasville
A F0 tornado touched down along County Road 48 at Bashi Hwy or about 3 miles northwest of Thomasville. About 100 trees
were blown down. Some trees were snapped off about 40 feet in the air; the branches below were completely stripped off. The
tornado then skipped northeast, briefly touching down along U.S. Highway 43 or 3 miles north of Thomasville. Again, trees were
blown down along with power lines and telephone wires. An automobile was damaged when it hit a tree across a road. No
structural damage to any homes or injuries were reported. The tornado lifted back into the cloud just northeast of U.S. Highway
43. Most of the fallen trees were facing to the northeast. |
| 1998 |
4 |
18 |
1745 |
Dallas |
F0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
Marion Junction
Brief touchdown with little or no damage. |
| 1998 |
4 |
18 |
1724 |
Chilton |
F0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 SE Maplesville-4.4 SE Maplesville
Little to no damage reported. |
| 1998 |
4 |
18 |
1558 |
Calhoun |
F1 |
4.2 |
0 |
0 |
5.3 W Oxford-3.7 NW Oxford
Wellborn High School and Elementary School were heavily damaged. A church was also damaged. |
| 1998 |
4 |
17 |
1615 |
Covington |
F1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Opp
A tornado touched down just east of the Opp country club, then moved southeast crossing U S Highway 84 just south of downtown
before lifting back into the cloud just west of U S Highway 331. The tornado damaged the Opp mill and tore off part of the roof
from the South Highlands Elementary school. The tornado damaged more than ninety homes and several businesses. No injuries
were reported. |
| 1998 |
4 |
16 |
2135 |
Cherokee
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F0 |
1.3 |
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