Alabama Tornado Database
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| August Tornado Occurrences (51) |
| Year |
Month |
Day |
Time (CST) |
County |
Damage Scale |
Path Length (Miles) |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Location |
| 2005 |
08 |
29 |
1641 |
Russell
Storm Information |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
16.2 W Phenix City
National Weather Service meteorologists performed a ground survey across far northwestern Russell County. It has been determined
that brief F0 tornado occurred. The tornado touched down in a rural area along the Lee and Russell countyline, just west of County
Road 71. The tornado snapped a few trees along its short path. The tornado occurred at approximately 541 PM CDT. The tornado
path was only 0.1 miles long and 25 yards wide at its widest point. |
| 2005 |
08 |
29 |
1519 |
Macon
Storm Information |
F0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
5.4 NW Tuskegee-8.4 NW Tuskegee
National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a storm survey in Macon County. It has been determined that an F0 tornado
occurred with winds estimated around 70 miles an hour. The tornado touched down at approximately 419 PM CDT about 3 miles
northwest of Interstate 85 at Exit 38. The tornado touched down near the intersection of State Highway 199 and County Road 27.
The tornado moved north northwest and lifted around 424 PM CDT approximately 1/2 mile southeast of the Woodland community.
Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off along the path of the tornado. The tornado damage path was 3 miles long and 400
yards wide at its widest point. |
| 2005 |
08 |
29 |
1453 |
Calhoun
Storm Information |
F1 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
6 SW Piedmont-5.5 SW Piedmont
National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a ground survey on Tuesday August 30, 2005. It has been determined that an F1
tornado occurred with winds estimated around 80 miles an hour in Calhoun County. The tornado touched down at approximately
353 PM CDT, just east of State Highway 9 in the Nances Creek community. This is about 6 miles southwest of Piedmont. The
tornado crossed State Highway 9 moving northwest and damaged three homes along Hollingsworth Road. The tornado lifted around
356 PM CDT near Hurricane Mountain. The tornado damage path was 1.52 miles long and 30 yards wide at its widest point. Several
trees were uprooted or snapped off along the path of the tornado. At least two homes and a mobile home were damaged along
Hollingsworth Road. |
| 2005 |
08 |
29 |
1430 |
Bullock
Storm Information |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
3.4 W Union Springs
Local law enforcement witnessed a brief tornado touchdown west of Union Springs. The brief tornado touched down at
approximately 3:30 PM CDT just northwest of the intersection of State Highway 110 and US Highway 82. The tornado dipped
down in a rural area and little or no damage was observed. The tornado path was 0.2 miles long and 25 yards wide at its widest
point. |
| 2005 |
08 |
29 |
1416 |
Bullock-Montgomery
Storm Information |
F0 |
6.0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 W Mitchell- 1.5 NE Cecil
National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a ground survey on Tuesday August 30, 2005. This survey was followed by an
aerial survey performed on Wednesday August 31, 2005. It has been determined that an F0 tornado occurred with winds estimated
around 70 miles an hour. The tornado touched down at approximately 316 PM CDT, 1.31 miles west of Mitchell in northwestern
Bullock County. The tornado crossed State Highway 110 and moved into eastern Montgomery County. The tornado then crossed
County Road 2 before lifting around 325 PM CDT, 1.42 miles north northeast of Cecil. The tornado damage path was 5.94 miles
long and 300 yards wide at its widest point. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off along the path of the tornado. Several
structures, homes, and mobile homes were also damaged along the path. |
| 2005 |
08 |
29 |
1255 |
Tallapoosa
Storm Information |
F1 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 SW Reeltown-2.8 NW Reeltown
National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a storm survey in Tallapoosa County. It has been determined that an F1 tornado
occurred with winds estimated around 80 miles an hour. The tornado touched down at approximately 155 PM CDT just east of State
Highway 49 or about 1.7 miles southwest of Reeltown. The tornado traveled northwest and ended at approximately 158 PM CDT
near the intersection of County Road 45 and Sulphur Springs Road. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off along the path of
the tornado. Several homes suffered varying degrees of damage. The tornado damage path was 3.25 miles long and 300 yards wide
at its widest point. |
| 2005 |
08 |
29 |
0630 |
Escambia
Storm Information |
F0 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
7 S Huxford-5 S Huxford
A weak tornado developed near I-65 and Highway 21. The tornado moved northwest along Highway 21 and dissipated near the
prison. The weak tornado remained over open farm land and blew down several trees and power lines. |
| 2005 |
08 |
28 |
1822 |
Mobile
Storm Information |
F0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
Alabama Port
A weak tornado developed along the outer bands of hurricane Katrina. The weak tornado moved in from Mobile Bay and quickly
dissipated over land. The tornado blew down several trees and power lines near Alabama Port. |
| 2005 |
08 |
28 |
1804 |
Baldwin
Storm Information |
F0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
Fort Morgan
A weak tornado developed along the outer bands of Hurricane Katrina. The weak tornado blew down several trees and power lines
just east of Fort Morgan. |
| 2005 |
08 |
28 |
1454 |
Mobile
Storm Information |
F0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Semmes
A weak tornado developed along the outer bands of Hurricane Katrina. The weak tornado blew down several trees and power lines
near Semmes. |
| 2004 |
8 |
20 |
1423 |
Jackson |
F0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 W Skyline-Skyline
A short lived weak tornado touched down and uprooted three trees one mile west of Skyline. |
| 2003 |
8 |
29 |
1355 |
Mobile
View Picture in Storm Data |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Mobile
A large waterspout over Mobile Bay moved ashore near downtown Mobile and quickly dissipated.
No damage occurred from the tornado. The large waterspout was visible over Mobile Bay for several
minutes. Several people from some taller buildings in downtown got an excellent view of the
waterspout. |
| 2001 |
8 |
31 |
1702 |
Talladega |
F1 |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 WSW Lincoln-1.6 NNW Lincoln
Several trees downed and several mobile homes damaged or destroyed. The tornado touched down near Exit 165
on I-20 producing damage in and around Lincoln. |
| 1994 |
8 |
2 |
1725 |
Lee |
F0 |
2.6 |
0 |
0 |
10.0 S Opelika
Numerous trees downed near Beauregard. Several structures were damaged. |
| 1992 |
8 |
27 |
1302 |
Montgomery-Elmore |
F1 |
5.0 |
0 |
1 |
3.0 NE Montgomery-2.0 S Wetumpka
2 homes destroyed, 18 homes damaged, 2 barns damaged, and 1 mobile home damaged. |
| 1992 |
8 |
27 |
1245 |
Lowndes |
F1 |
0.3 |
0 |
2 |
5.0 E Hayneville
6 homes damaged, 1 mobile home destroyed, and 1 mobile home damaged. |
| 1992 |
8 |
27 |
1240 |
Montgomery |
F1 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
11.0 SSE Montgomery
Several trees downed, several homes damaged, and 1 barn damaged. |
| 1987 |
8 |
12 |
0610 |
Mobile |
F0 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
2 E Fort Morgan
A waterspout moved ashore and did considerable damage to a marina. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1609 |
Etowah |
F0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
W Attalla
Brief tornado touchdown in wooded area between US 11 and I-59. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1530 |
Madison |
F2 |
13.0 |
0 |
0 |
Redstome Arsenal-Monrovia-Jeff
One building was damaged in Redstone Aresenal and several homes were damaged along the path. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1420 |
Cullman |
F2 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
Colony-3 ESE Hanceville
At least 10 homes were damaged and several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1408 |
Madison |
F1 |
8.5 |
0 |
0 |
3 E Madison-1 SE Jeff
Several mobile homes were damaged and several trees were blown down. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1400 |
Clay |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Barfield
One chicken house was unroofed. Several spotters followed the storm and reported
two funnels simultaneously but only a brief touchdown. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1348 |
Jefferson |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Labuco
One home was damaged in western Jefferson County. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1330 |
Jackson |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Section
Several trees were uprooted. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1320 |
Cullman |
F1 |
5.5 |
0 |
0 |
3 N Hanceville-1 E Berlin
Several trees were blown down and some homes were damaged. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1316 |
Lauderdale |
F1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
12 NW Florence
Several trees were blown down. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1315 |
Cullman-Morgan |
F3 |
34.0 |
0 |
6 |
3 W Hanceville-Valhermoso Springs
Numerous homes were damaged and numerous trees were blown down. Several of the homes were completely demolished.
Massive damage across northern Cullman County. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1255 |
Cullman |
F0 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
Wheat
Brief touchdown in a rural area with only tree damage. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1245 |
Jefferson |
F1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
4 E Birmingham
At least one home was damaged by falling trees just east of the Birmingham Airport. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1230 |
Walker |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
2 NW Sumiton
A tornado briefly touched down in the Rocky Hollow area. At least one mobile home
was destroyed. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1223 |
Cullman |
F1 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
Cold Springs
One home was damaged and some outbuildings were destroyed. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1218 |
Walker-Jefferson |
F1 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
West Jefferson-3 SE Dora
3 homes were damaged in West Jefferson. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the path. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1155 |
Jefferson |
F2 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Oak Grove-Alliance
One barn and a few smaller out buildings were destroyed. Two buildings in a church complex were
destroyed. Several additional buildings received minor damage and numerous trees were downed. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1140 |
Morgan-Limestone |
F3 |
45.0 |
0 |
2 |
Danville-Salem
Numerous homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1135 |
Colbert |
F2 |
8.0 |
0 |
2 |
Spring Valley-Muscle Shoals
Several homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1120 |
Lawrence |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
5 SE Moulton
Several trees were blown down and some landed on vehicles. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1010 |
Walker |
F2 |
1.5 |
0 |
5 |
Jasper
A large industrial supply shop, an auto parts building, and two mobile home sales offices were heavily damaged along
US 78. Several homes and automobiles were damaged mainly due to falling trees. The tornado was photographed. |
| 1985 |
8 |
16 |
1000 |
Walker |
F2 |
1.3 |
1 |
1 |
Parrish
A 66 year old woman was killed when the tornado destroyed her mobile home. 15 commercial buildings, 12 homes,
and one mobile home were damaged or destroyed. Several vehicles were flipped over and one man was injured. |
| 1985 |
8 |
1 |
1619 |
Cullman |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Good Hope
A brief tornado touched down in a rural area with little or no damage. |
| 1983 |
8 |
29 |
1320 |
Hale |
F1 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
Near Havana-Akron
Touchdown was near Concord Church on Alabama 60 between Havana and Akron. A tractor shed
and a barn were destroyed and 20 to 30 trees were downed. |
| 1983 |
8 |
22 |
1437 |
Bibb |
F1 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
Near Woodstock
A mobile home and a barn were destroyed and 1 home, barn, and mobile home were damaged.
Trees up to 4 feet in diameter were uprooted and snapped off. 3/4 inch hail was reported. |
| 1981 |
8 |
18 |
1420 |
Baldwin |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Spanish Fort
Brief tornado touched down causing only tree damage. |
| 1976 |
8 |
15 |
1650 |
Jefferson |
F2 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
Near Morris
A corn field was "ripped up". Minor damage to 1 house when it was struck by a falling power line. |
| 1974 |
8 |
30 |
1215 |
Geneva |
NA |
NA |
0 |
0 |
8 S Samson
Weak tornado produce minor damage to a home and snapped a few trees. |
| 1970 |
8 |
1 |
1745 |
Morgan |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NE Priceville
One home was unroofed and one trailer was destroyed. Several trees were uprooted. |
| 1969 |
8 |
22 |
1615 |
Baldwin |
F1 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Near Spanish Fort
No tornado details were available. |
| 1966 |
8 |
12 |
1715 |
Russell |
F0 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Pittsview
Trees uprooted, powerlines blown down and damage to several houses. |
| 1957 |
8 |
15 |
1730 |
Lee |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Smiths
2 homes had considerable damage and 2 barns were destroyed. |
| 1949 |
8 |
30 |
1620 |
Montgomery |
F2 |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
Montgomery
One home had its roof torn off. |
| 1897 |
8 |
2 |
1600 |
Lowndes |
F2 |
2.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
3 N of Letohatchee
Several small homes and a church were destroyed. Several barns were damaged or destroyed. |
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