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Henry County, AL
| Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
| 3/27/1882 | 930 pm | F2 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 | n/a | G |
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Moved E, passing north of Abbeville. A farmer was killed north of town, and his wife may have died later from her injuries. Several farms were hit, and cotton gins and many homes were destroyed. |
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| 3/15/1912 | 300 am | F3 | 30 | n/a | 8 | 50 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE from near Hartford, passing Wicksburg, and through Headland. The worst damage occurred at Headland, where 92 buildings, including 25 homes, were damaged or destroyed, and five people were killed. One person was killed and 26 were injured at Hartford. |
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| 1/11/1918 | 200 pm | F2 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 2 | n/a | G |
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One home was destroyed 5m S of Abbeville at Hardwicksburg. |
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| 1/11/1918 | 230 pm | F2 | 5 | n/a | 1 | 8 | n/a | G |
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A boy was killed and several homes were destroyed SE of Haleburg. |
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| 3/19/1930 | 900 pm | F2 | 5 | 150 | 0 | 1 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE, destroying a home 3m SW of Headland. Buildings were damaged at the Agricultural Station on the SE edge of town. |
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| 2/14/1936 | 330 pm | F2 | 16 | 300 | 0 | 4 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE, passing across the edge of "Lawrenceville," 8m N of Abbeville. Large homes were unroofed, and a family of four was injured in one of several small homes that were destroyed. |
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| 12/6/1953 | 700 am | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD |
| 12/6/1953 | 800 am | F2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 3/29/1954 | 230 pm | F2 | 2.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado touched down just south of Highway 90 west of Ponce DeLeon and intermittently tracked to Leonia. Two buildings were damaged along with trees and power lines down near Ponce DeLeon and 200-300 pine trees were downed near Leonia. |
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| 5/10/1957 | 745 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
| 1/5/1962 | 1030 pm | F2 | 4 | n/a | 0 | 0 | $750,000 | SD |
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Moved NE from west of Kinsey to west of Headland. Four homes were damaged and barns were destroyed near Kinsey. Tenant homes and bars were wrecked on the outskirts of Headland. |
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| 1/13/1972 | 200 am | F3 | 8 | 200 | 0 | 2 | $250,000 | G, SD, SPC |
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Moved NE from 2m E of Clopton to north of Edwin. Three homes were destroyed. Three other homes were unroofed, and six more were damaged. Many other barns and sheds were destroyed. |
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| 12/29/1973 | 640 pm | F3 | 15 | 70 | 0 | 2 | $800,000 | G, SD, SPC |
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Moved NE from west of Headland, to south of Bethlehem, to near the Georgia line. Ten homes and a church were destroyed, and 46 other homes and businesses sustained damage. |
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| 4/8/1974 | 325 pm | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 11/4/1992 | 312 am | F1 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $2,500,000 | SD, SPC |
| 11/7/1995 | 1205 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
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A tornado downed about 30 trees blocking County Roads 65 and 97. |
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| 1/5/1997 | 655 am | F2 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $180,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado touched down north of Newville, knocking a small wood frame house off its blocks. Two miles further east the tornado caused extensive damage to a home and destroyed another unoccupied home. A barn was destroyed and several vehicles were damaged. The tornado then damaged a house two miles further east. Finally, another two miles east it damaged a house. |
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| 9/28/1998 | 700 pm | F0 | 0.5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
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An F0 tornado damaged a barn and residence off CR 173 in Newville. |
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| 12/16/2000 | 1130 am | F1 | 10 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $2,900,000 | SD, SPC |
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The F2 tornado continued its intermittent track northeast from eastern Dale County into western Henry County, but had weakened to an F1 tornado. Just north of Murphy Station along Highway 27 and a quarter mile west of U.S. Highway 431, the tornado completely destroyed the Murphy Feed & Seed warehouse, numerous peanut trailers and two sheds. Before the tornado dissipated, it severely damaged the West Point Stevens Textile plant. Numerous vehicles were damaged. Henry County was declared a federal disaster area. Reported by the Henry County EMA. |
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| 11/5/2002 | 535 pm | F2 | 6 | 200 | 1 | 20 | $3,000,000 | SD, SPC |
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The supercell thunderstorm which spawned the tornado in Dale County, produced another tornado which touched down just west of U.S. Highway 431, and tore through the center of Abbeville. It destroyed several single-family homes and mobile homes, and severely damaged numerous other homes and businesses, including the high school. Uprooted trees and power lines littered city streets, with nearly 2,000 residents without electricity. Twenty people were injured, with a half of those hospitalized. A man died when the tornado destroyed his home on Rock Hill Circle. Henry County was declared a state disaster area. Reported by the Henry County EMA. M54PH |
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| 12/24/2002 | 645 am | F1 | 18 | 150 | 0 | 8 | $2,000,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado touched down in Headland, north of County Road 99 and U.S. Highway 431. The tornado caused extensive roof damage to several homes, businesses, and a school. It damaged six planes and a hanger at the Headland Airport. The tornado raced east-northeast, and destroyed a few barns and damaged a few mobile homes in the Tumbleton/Camp Springs area. The worst damage occurred in Haleburg where several mobile homes and barns were destroyed, with damage to a local church. Eight persons were injured, with six of them hospitalized. The tornado crossed the Chattahoochee River into Georgia. Reported by the Henry County EMA. |
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| 1/13/2006 | 1245 pm | F0 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 | SD, SPC |
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A severe thunderstorm spawned a weak tornado which damaged a church parsonage, several barns and farm equipment. It blew down a road sign and a few trees and power lines near the intersection of County Roads 45 and 13. Also, five homes were damaged. Reported by the Henry County EMA. |
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| 11/15/2006 | 238 pm | F1 | 3.6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado touched down just south of Newville and crossed U.S. Highway 431 where it heavily damaged a yeast facility. A nearby building materials warehouse and service station sustained some damage. The tornado then weakened but downed numerous trees along its path before it dissipated. |
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| 3/1/2007 | 152 pm | EF1 | 23 | 150 | 0 | 2 | $11,000,000 | SD, SPC |
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After the EF1 tornado crossed into western Henry County, it traveled northeast causing sporadic tree damage along County Roads 7 and 40. It then tore through the Bethlehem community, and damaged 51 mobile homes and destroyed 28 others. Two persons were injured when the tornado damaged their mobile home. The tornado overturned a semi on State Road 10 before lifting. The tornado then descended two miles southwest of the community of Otho along County Road 97. It destroyed 14 homes and damaged 27 others in Otho. Numerous trees and utility poles were also blown down there and in the Stonebridge subdivision. The tornado exited the northeast part of the county at Lake Eufaula. Henry County was declared a federal disaster area. |
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| *Sources |
G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes
1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental
Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT. |
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