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| Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
| 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 | 140 pm | F3 | 13 | 200 | 10 | 120 | $100,000 | G |
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Moved ENE, then NE from 3m S of Dothan to beyond Webb. Between Dothan and Cowarts, the tornado leveled a rural school, killing the teacher and seven of the 40 children in the building. Further to the NE, virtually every building in Webb was damaged. One man was killed in the collapse of his store, and about 70 people were hurt at Webb. A woman was killed in her home 2m NE of Webb. |
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| 2/21/1932 | 1000 pm | F3 | 5 | 400 | 0 | 5 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE near Cowarts. Several homes, including a large one, were destroyed along with acres of timber. All injuries were in the larger home, which had only one room intact. |
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| 10/31/1932 | 1130 am | F2 | 4 | 350 | 1 | 16 | $30,000 | G |
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Moved NE at the north edge of Cowarts. A young girl was killed in one of six homes that were destroyed. About 400 acres of timber were flattened. |
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| 3/6/1935 | 300 pm | F2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 22 | $10,000 | G |
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Moved ESE, destroying a school and a nearby barn at Hodgesville. Five people were injured in the home. At the school, 16 students and a teacher were injured. They were leaving the building to hide in a ditch when the school was unroofed and collapsed around them. |
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| 1/18/1936 | 600 pm | F2 | 10 | 400 | 1 | 6 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE from NE of Campbellton to near Ashford. No damage was reported in the short path in Florida. In Alabama, six homes were destroyed and 15 more were damaged between Cottonwood and Grangeburg. A two-year-old boy was killed in a home near Ashford. |
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| 4/24/1937 | 230 pm | F2 | 10 | 100 | 1 | 25 | n/a | G |
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Moved SE from the south edge of Dothan, where a woman was killed in a small home, to Cottonwood, where 25 small homes were damaged or destroyed. The injuries were at Cottonwood. |
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| 12/27/1940 | 1150 am | F2 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 2 | n/a | G |
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Skipped NE, hitting the SE edge of Dothan. Small homes, a lumberyard, and a cotton compress were destroyed. Another home was destroyed 2m W of Webb. Final damage was near Headland. |
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| 4/11/1944 | 800 pm | F2 | 1 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a | G |
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Five homes were unroofed and barns were destroyed south of Webb. |
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| 2/1/1957 | 800 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $300 | SD, SPC |
| 6/2/1958 | 400 pm | F1 | 0.3 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | G, SPC |
| 6/20/1961 | 130 pm | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | G, SD, SPC |
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Two homes were unroofed in the SW part of Cowarts. |
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| 1/5/1962 | 1030 pm | F2 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | G, SD, SPC |
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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 barns were wrecked on the outskirts of Headland. |
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| 7/20/1966 | 445 pm | F1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | G, SD, SPC |
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Moved NE near Kinsey. Several barns were destroyed. |
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| 3/1/1971 | 415 pm | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD |
| 1/28/1974 | 1030 am | F2 | 0.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $300 | SD, SPC |
| 2/6/1974 | 445 pm | F1 | 1 | 800 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 4/4/1974 | 500 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 10/17/1975 | 140 am | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 7/5/1979 | 330 pm | F0 | 0.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
| 3/8/1980 | 1145 am | F2 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 5 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
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Moved E from Wicksburg to the SW part of Dothan. A small but strong tornado overturned a trailer in the Wicksburg area, injuring the woman inside. In the Lavier Hills subdivision of Dothan, a $60,000 home was torn apart and four children were hurt. |
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| 9/10/1980 | 830 pm | F1 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
| 2/10/1981 | 545 pm | F1 | 7.4 | 77 | 0 | 5 | $2,500,000 | SD, SPC |
| 1/7/1982 | 200 pm | F1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 3/20/1984 | 1130 am | F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 5/3/1984 | 810 am | F1 | 0.5 | 400 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 4/18/1988 | 545 pm | F0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
| 10/1/1989 | 635 am | F1 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
| 11/8/1989 | 450 am | F1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | $2,500,000 | SD, SPC |
| 11/8/1989 | 950 am | F0 | 0.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 11/12/1992 | 245 pm | F0 | 0.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 10/27/1995 | 220 pm | F1 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 2 | $90,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado downed trees and damaged two businesses. A person was injured at each business. (Length and width are estimated.) |
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| 11/11/1995 | 900 am | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 | SD, SPC |
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A small tornado downed trees and power lines and overturned a travel trailer. |
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| 10/25/1997 | 550 pm | F1 | 1.5 | 150 | 0 | 2 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
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F1 tornado damaged approximately 12 homes. Numerous trees and power lines down. A van was overturned by high winds. Both occupants suffered minor injuries. |
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| 10/26/1997 | 1000 am | F1 | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 | SD, SPC |
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F1 tornado moved across Houston County Road 85. Two homes sustained extensive roof damage. A semitractor trailer was overturned. Numerous trees and power lines down in Ashford and Gordon. |
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| 12/24/1997 | 717 am | F1 | 3 | 300 | 0 | 5 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
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Tornado skipped through a mobile home park along County Road 9 and Market Street. Two mobile homes destroyed with more than a dozen damaged. Large power poles and trees toppled. Winds overturned small airplane off County Road 81 near Harmon School. A large tree blown onto a house on County Road 75. Residence destroyed on Alabama Highway 84 West in Wicksburg. |
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| 2/22/1998 | 800 am | F0 | 0.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
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52 homes in Landview Subdivision sustained wind damage to shingles, fences, awnings, storage sheds, and porches. Some trees and power lines down. Several public sightings of a funnel cloud. |
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| 5/4/1998 | 1228 am | F0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
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Tornado spotted by public three miles east of Ashford. |
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| 12/16/2000 | 1100 am | F0 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 | SD, SPC |
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The supercell thunderstorm which spawned the F2 tornado in Geneva moved northeast across extreme western Houston County and produced an F0 tornado which caused minor roof damage to five homes, blew out windows and overturned lawn furniture. The tornado tracked northeast into southeast Dale County. Reported by the Houston County EMA. |
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| 3/22/2005 | 1213 pm | F2 | 3 | 200 | 0 | 4 | $750,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado touched down about a half mile west of Firetower Road. As it traveled northeast, it destroyed three barns on County Road 81, and destroyed two large homes just north of Turnpike Road. Four people were injured and transported to a hospital in Dothan. Several mobile homes were damaged, with numerous trees and power lines down. The storm survey was conducted by the NWS Tallahassee WCM and SOO. |
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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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