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The chance of earthquake damage in Quinton is about the same as Alabama average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Quinton is much higher than Alabama average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #213

Quinton, AL	0.07
Alabama	0.08
U.S.	1.81

The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.

Volcano Index, #1

Quinton, AL	0.0000
Alabama	0.0000
U.S.	0.0023

The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.

Tornado Index, #113

Quinton, AL	366.70
Alabama	255.80
U.S.	136.45

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Other Weather Extremes Events

A total of 3,853 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Quinton, AL were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count
Avalanche:	0	Blizzard:	0	Cold:	22	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	53
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	252	Hail:	1,282	Heat:	24	Heavy Snow:	12
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	2	Ice Storm:	4	Landslide:	1	Strong Wind:	30
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,910	Tropical Storm:	10	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	12	Winter Weather:	15
Other:	224

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Quinton, AL.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Quinton, AL.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Quinton, AL.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 146 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Quinton, AL.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
5.2	1975-01-10	2	33°38'N / 87°03'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Jefferson
8.5	2010-04-24	3	33°43'N / 87°17'W	33°48'N / 86°57'W	20.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	598K	0K	Walker
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This long tracked, strong, tornado first touched down in the Walker County city of Parrish. It then remained on the ground for 54 minutes, traversing nearly 30 miles in three counties. The vast majority of the damage was done in Walker County. In addition to Parrish, heavy damaged occurred in the cities of Cordova, Sumiton, and Empire. Between 70 and 80 homes and other buildings along the path received varying degrees of damage, and at least one home in Parrish was completely destroyed. Somewhere between 800 and 1000 trees were snapped, with a similar number uprooted. While there were no known deaths or injuries directly caused by the tornado, one 50 year old woman died (indirect) after she slipped and fell while going to a storm shelter. The tornado moved into Jefferson County near the intersection of Bankston Road and County Line Road. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A deepening storm system and associated cold front brought widespread severe thunderstorms, including at least 8 tornadoes, to central Alabama.
9.0	1985-08-16	2	33°29'N / 87°06'W	33°32'N / 87°07'W	3.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
10.6	1985-08-16	2	33°44'N / 87°17'W		1.30 Miles	120 Yards	1	1	2.5M	0	Walker
11.2	1967-03-06	4	33°42'N / 87°10'W	33°47'N / 86°49'W	20.90 Miles	440 Yards	2	25	250K	0	Walker
11.8	1998-04-08	5	33°23'N / 87°14'W	33°35'N / 86°52'W	24.30 Miles	1320 Yards	32	258	200.0M	2.2M	Jefferson
		Brief Description: F76PH, M49PH, M78PH, F89PH, M89PH, F54PH, M37PH, F27PH, M48PH, M4PH, M7PH, F33PH, F72PH, F66PH, M72PH, F72PH, F83PH, M44MH, F16MH, F37MH, F63PH, M61PH, F76PH, M78PH, F77PH, M8PH, M50PH, F46PH, F47PH, F49PH, F81PH, F50PH A tornado, the second spawned from the same supercell, began in rural sections of eastern Tuscaloosa County 1.5 miles east of the Warrior River. The tornado moved through primarily rural and unpopulated areas of eastern Tuscaloosa County before crossing into extreme southwestern Jefferson County. The tornado remained in primarily unpopulated area until just before reaching Oak Grove community where three deaths occurred in a mobile home. The tornado destroyed the Oak Grove School and a number of other buildings including a fire department as it cross CR 23/54. The tornado moved into unpopulated area for a short while before crossing CR 54 (Lock 17 Road/Warrior River Road) where numerous houses and other structures were damaged and destroyed including another volunteer fire department building. Eleven deaths were reported in this area. The tornado crossed Rock Creek just west of Rock Creek Road, a steep, hilly unpopulated area. The tornado path then moved into a fairly densely populated area all the way until it dissipated in Pratt City. Areas affected included Pinedale Estates, McGregor Estates, Rockwood, Sylvan Springs, Wylam Heights, Edgewater, McDonald Chapel, Minor, West Ensley, and Pratt City. Pratt City is also within the city limits of Birmingham. Four deaths occurred in Sylvan Springs, two in Wylam Heights, nine in Edgewater, two in McDonald Chapel, and one in West Ensley. According to American Red Cross surveys, 608 homes were destroyed, 556 sustained major damage, and another 810 had minor damage. There were 1,164 families with homes that were unlivable. Forest service officials estimated 4,000 acres of timber was destoyed in Jefferson County and 1,000 acres in Tuscaloosa County.
12.2	1952-02-13	3	33°36'N / 86°56'W				1	26	250K	0	Jefferson
12.5	1953-01-20	3	33°48'N / 87°14'W		1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Walker
13.9	1974-04-03	2	33°27'N / 87°03'W		1.00 Mile	800 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
14.4	2008-12-10	2	33°49'N / 87°08'W	33°52'N / 87°04'W	5.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Walker
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down near the intersection of Snow Drive and Old Pineywoods Road, just north of US-78. It then traveled northeastward and crossed CR-77 and lifted shortly thereafter. One mobile home was totally destroyed and rolled approximately 50 feet. At least two additional mobile homes suffered significant damage. Two chicken houses were damaged. A few hundred trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A developing strong storm system across the Southeastern United States caused several severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall. Cold air surging in on the back side of the storm system caused the rain to turn over to snow, some of which became heavy.
14.9	1976-05-06	2	33°46'N / 86°56'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
15.7	1972-10-27	2	33°31'N / 86°55'W	33°45'N / 86°49'W	17.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
15.9	1985-08-16	2	33°50'N / 87°17'W		1.50 Miles	130 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Walker
16.2	1974-04-03	4	33°42'N / 87°29'W	33°57'N / 87°08'W	26.50 Miles	500 Yards	0	102	25.0M	0	Walker
16.5	1998-04-08	5	33°25'N / 87°21'W	33°26'N / 87°12'W	6.30 Miles	1320 Yards	0	1	30K	600K	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: A tornado, the second spawned from the same supercell, began in rural sections of eastern Tuscaloosa County 1.5 miles east of the Warrior River. The tornado moved through primarily rural and unpopulated areas of eastern Tuscaloosa County before crossing into extreme southwestern Jefferson County. The tornado remained in primarily unpopulated area until just before reaching Oak Grove community where three deaths occurred in a mobile home. The tornado destroyed the Oak Grove School and a number of other buildings including a fire department as it cross CR 23/54. The tornado moved into unpopulated area for a short while before crossing CR 54 (Lock 17 Road/Warrior River Road) where numerous houses and other structures were damaged and destroyed including another volunteer fire department building. Eleven deaths were reported in this area. The tornado crossed Rock Creek just west of Rock Creek Road, a steep, hilly unpopulated area. The tornado path then moved into a fairly densely populated area all the way until it dissipated in Pratt City. Areas affected included Pinedale Estates, McGregor Estates, Rockwood, Sylvan Springs, Wylam Heights, Edgewater, McDonald Chapel, Minor, West Ensley, and Pratt City. Pratt City is also within the city limits of Birmingham. Four deaths occurred in Sylvan Springs, two in Wylam Heights, nine in Edgewater, two in McDonald Chapel, and one in West Ensley. According to American Red Cross surveys, 608 homes were destroyed, 556 sustained major damage, and another 810 had minor damage. There were 1,164 families with homes that were unlivable. Forest service officials estimated 4,000 acres of timber was destoyed in Jefferson County and 1,000 acres in Tuscaloosa County.
16.6	1973-05-27	2	33°24'N / 87°05'W		1.00 Mile	500 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Jefferson
16.7	2000-04-03	2	33°23'N / 87°14'W	33°25'N / 87°10'W	4.70 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	75K	0K	Jefferson
		Brief Description: The tornado began at the intersection of CR 59 and CR 54 near the town of Kellerman. The tornado traveled in a northeast direction for approximately 11.1 miles. The tornado crossed the Tuscaloosa and Jefferson county line about 2 miles southeast of County Road 59, near Bull City, and dissipated about 2 miles southwest of Oak Grove. The damage path was about 300 yards wide at its widest point. One frame house and a church received mainly roof damage in the town of Kellerman. The path was very rural, and most of the damage was from downed and snapped trees. The terrain was hilly, with most of the downed trees located in the valleys. About one mile inside the Jefferson County line, a brick house sustained major damage, and two mobile homes were overturned. Segment 1: Beginning: 33 19.860/87 19.276 Ending: 33 23.086/87 13.918 Segment 2: Beginning: 33 23.086/87 13.918 Ending: 33 25.513/87 09.892
18.5	2008-02-06	2	33°41'N / 87°30'W	33°44'N / 87°24'W	7.00 Miles	2000 Yards	0	4	200K	0K	Walker
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado that first touched down in Fayette County, and also moved through a small portion of Tuscaloosa County, moved into southeastern Walker County just southwest of the Corona Community. From there, the tornado traveled northeast for about 6.5 miles, and finally lifted northwest of the town of Oakman. The greatest amount of damage along the entire path of this tornado was experienced on Patton Hill Road, just west of Oakman. Several homes sustained significant damage near Corona, and several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed west of Oakman. There were also 4 minor injuries reported in Walker County. Along the entire path, at least 8 structures were destroyed, most of them mobile homes, and 15 other structures sustained varying degrees of damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong cold front and very intense upper level storm system moving across the Gulf Coast States brought numerous severe thunderstorms and several tornadoes to Central Alabama.
18.6	1958-04-29	2	33°38'N / 86°49'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
19.0	2002-11-10	2	33°20'N / 87°11'W	33°24'N / 86°58'W	12.30 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	500K	0K	Jefferson
		Brief Description: The Abernant Tornado first touched down in Tuscaloosa County in a wooded area west of County Road 99 around 10:22 pm. The tornado traveled east-northeast, damaging structures on Ridge Road before crossing into Jefferson County. The tornado entered Jefferson County at 10:29 pm, and damaged structures in the North Johns and Sumter areas before damaging a manufacturing facility just southwest of VisionLand Theme Park. The tornado crossed Interstate 59 and US Highway 11 where additional houses and businesses sustained minor damage. The tornado ended at this point at 10:43 pm. This F2 tornado had a path length of 15.2 miles, 2.9 miles in Tuscaloosa County and 12.3 miles in Jefferson County. The path width was about 450 yards. Three injuries were reported in Tuscaloosa County. Beg: 33 19.740/87 13.724 End: 33 22.873/86 58.362
19.4	1977-04-04	5	33°31'N / 86°56'W	33°36'N / 86°42'W	14.70 Miles	550 Yards	22	130	25.0M	0	Jefferson
19.7	1967-12-19	2	33°36'N / 86°48'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
19.9	1983-11-23	2	33°55'N / 87°13'W		0.50 Mile	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Walker
20.2	1956-04-15	4	33°30'N / 86°58'W	33°38'N / 86°38'W	21.30 Miles	200 Yards	25	200	2.5M	0	Jefferson
20.2	1976-08-15	2	33°45'N / 86°49'W		0.50 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Jefferson
20.2	1957-11-17	4	33°54'N / 87°11'W	33°56'N / 87°18'W	7.20 Miles	200 Yards	4	15	25K	0	Walker
20.4	1976-01-13	2	33°31'N / 86°49'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Jefferson
21.0	2008-01-10	3	33°28'N / 87°30'W	33°32'N / 87°26'W	6.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	435K	0K	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down around just southwest of the intersection of AL-69 and CR-38, near Windham Springs. From there, it traveled northeast across the intersection, and then roughly parallel to CR-38 for about 5 miles, before lifting northeast of the Wiley Community. At least 5 structures were heavily damaged, including a church in Windham Springs and a general store in Wiley. At least 300 trees were either snapped or uprooted along the damage path. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong low pressure system and associated cold front caused numerous severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes across central Alabama.
21.1	2002-11-10	3	33°50'N / 87°32'W	33°58'N / 87°07'W	24.70 Miles	1175 Yards	7	40	2.5M	0K	Walker
		Brief Description: F39MH, F15MH, M50MH, M51MH, F73MH, F38MH, F61MH The Saragossa Tornado was the fourth tornado to occur in Alabama and the longest track of the severe weather episode. It began in Fayette County, just east of the Sipsey River about 6 miles north-northeast of the city of Fayette at 8:15 pm. The tornado moved northeast, crossing portions of State Routes 102 and 13, and then SR 102 again around Stoddards Crossroads. The tornado crossed into Walker County at 8:34 pm and traveled through sparsely populated areas of western Walker County. It crossed the interchange of US Highway 78 about 5.5 miles east-southeast of Carbon Hill, and became very strong as it traveled through the Saragossa area. It crossed State Roads 5, 195, and 257, before entering Winston County. The tornado appeared to be at its most intense during the travel from US 78/SR 118 interchange across Saragossa and the areas near SR 5 and SR 195. Seven deaths occurred in this 10 mile stretch of the tornado track, along with an estimated 40 injuries. At 9:03 pm the tornado crossed the extreme southeastern tip of Winston County, crossing a part of Smith Lake. The tornado entered Cullman County at 9:08 pm, moving across portions of Smith Lake and across CR 222. Tornado intensity remained high during the first several miles after it entered Cullman County. Continuing northeast, it crossed Interstate 65 and US 31 just south of Cullman on the southside of the Cullman Golf Course. The tornado seemed to be significantly less intense as it continued to travel northeasterly toward Holly Pond. Damage from just east of US 31 to just south of Holly Pond was not nearly as intense as it was west of Interstate 65. Traveling through mostly rural areas downing trees and powerlines, and damaging scattered structures along the way, the tornado finally ended just south-southeast of Holly Pond at 9:52 pm, This was the longest tornado of the outbreak, with a path length of 72.6 miles and a width of 1100 yards. It was the second F3 tornado of the day. Seven deaths were reported with the storm, all in Walker County, along with an estimated 45 injuries. Structural damage details are difficult to report since reporting is based primarily on county and not by individual tornadoes. Based on EMA and Red Cross data, structures damaged or destroyed were approximately 20 in Fayette County, 300 in Walker County, 5 in Winston County, and 164 in Cullman County. This is also one of the longest tornadoes tracks in recent history. At 72.6 miles in length, this becomes the fourth longest tornado in Alabama since 1950. Beg: 33 45.072/87 45.991 End: 34 09.775/86 36.403
21.2	1963-05-27	2	33°28'N / 86°50'W				0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
21.2	1983-11-15	2	33°22'N / 87°19'W		0.20 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tuscaloosa
21.6	2000-04-03	2	33°19'N / 87°20'W	33°23'N / 87°15'W	6.40 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	15K	0K	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: The tornado began at the intersection of CR 59 and CR 54 near the town of Kellerman. The tornado traveled in a northeast direction for approximately 11.1 miles. The tornado crossed the Tuscaloosa and Jefferson county line about 2 miles southeast of County Road 59, near Bull City, and dissipated about 2 miles southwest of Oak Grove. The damage path was about 300 yards wide at its widest point. One frame house and a church received mainly roof damage in the town of Kellerman. The path was very rural, and most of the damage was from downed and snapped trees. The terrain was hilly, with most of the downed trees located in the valleys. About one mile inside the Jefferson County line, a brick house sustained major damage, and two mobile homes were overturned. Segment 1: Beginning: 33 19.860/87 19.276 Ending: 33 23.086/87 13.918 Segment 2: Beginning: 33 23.086/87 13.918 Ending: 33 25.513/87 09.892
21.6	1980-04-25	2	33°20'N / 86°57'W	33°25'N / 86°55'W	6.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
21.8	1963-03-05	4	33°22'N / 86°58'W	33°29'N / 86°45'W	14.90 Miles	667 Yards	0	35	250K	0	Jefferson
21.8	2002-11-10	2	33°19'N / 87°14'W	33°20'N / 87°11'W	2.90 Miles	450 Yards	0	3	300K	0K	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: The Abernant Tornado first touched down in Tuscaloosa County in a wooded area west of County Road 99 around 10:22 pm. The tornado traveled east-northeast, damaging structures on Ridge Road before crossing into Jefferson County. The tornado entered Jefferson County at 10:29 pm, and damaged structures in the North Johns and Sumter areas before damaging a manufacturing facility just southwest of VisionLand Theme Park. The tornado crossed Interstate 59 and US Highway 11 where additional houses and businesses sustained minor damage. The tornado ended at this point at 10:43 pm. This F2 tornado had a path length of 15.2 miles, 2.9 miles in Tuscaloosa County and 12.3 miles in Jefferson County. The path width was about 450 yards. Three injuries were reported in Tuscaloosa County. Beg: 33 19.740/87 13.724 End: 33 22.873/86 58.362
22.4	1977-07-08	2	33°49'N / 86°49'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
22.4	1959-05-12	3	33°22'N / 86°57'W	33°25'N / 86°49'W	8.60 Miles	440 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Jefferson
22.7	2008-05-10	2	33°53'N / 87°01'W	33°57'N / 86°51'W	11.00 Miles	330 Yards	0	0	150K	0K	Cullman
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado moved across far southern Cullman County. Several debris paths were found during this storm survey. The most significant damage with peak wind speeds of 120 mph occurred along Highway 91 in the vicinity of the town of Colony. Four chicken houses were either severely damaged or destroyed and numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted. Significant tree damage was found in the vicinity of Arkadelphia along County Roads 8 and 35. Spotty lighter damage was found near the end of the tornado's path just east of Interstate 65 near Black Bottom. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A complex of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and isolated tornadoes in a moist unstable environment near the junction of a warm front and approaching cold front. The tornadic circulations were embedded within the linear segments of the line of thunderstorms that moved through the area. Swaths of wind damage were reported, particularly along interstate 65 between mile markers 295 and 299 near Dodge City.
22.8	1983-02-22	2	33°54'N / 87°18'W	34°00'N / 87°14'W	6.00 Miles	90 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Walker
23.1	1967-05-06	3	33°27'N / 86°50'W	33°28'N / 86°46'W	4.30 Miles	200 Yards	1	25	2.5M	0	Jefferson
23.1	1974-04-03	4	33°37'N / 87°36'W	33°42'N / 87°29'W	8.80 Miles	500 Yards	2	29	25.0M	0	Fayette
23.4	2002-11-10	3	33°58'N / 87°10'W	33°59'N / 87°07'W	2.40 Miles	1175 Yards	0	5	300K	0K	Winston
		Brief Description: The Saragossa Tornado was the fourth tornado to occur in Alabama and the longest track of the severe weather episode. It began in Fayette County, just east of the Sipsey River about 6 miles north-northeast of the city of Fayette at 8:15 pm. The tornado moved northeast, crossing portions of State Routes 102 and 13, and then SR 102 again around Stoddards Crossroads. The tornado crossed into Walker County at 8:34 pm and traveled through sparsely populated areas of western Walker County. It crossed the interchange of US Highway 78 about 5.5 miles east-southeast of Carbon Hill, and became very strong as it traveled through the Saragossa area. It crossed State Roads 5, 195, and 257, before entering Winston County. The tornado appeared to be at its most intense during the travel from US 78/SR 118 interchange across Saragossa and the areas near SR 5 and SR 195. Seven deaths occurred in this 10 mile stretch of the tornado track, along with an estimated 40 injuries. At 9:03 pm the tornado crossed the extreme southeastern tip of Winston County, crossing a part of Smith Lake. The tornado entered Cullman County at 9:08 pm, moving across portions of Smith Lake and across CR 222. Tornado intensity remained high during the first several miles after it entered Cullman County. Continuing northeast, it crossed Interstate 65 and US 31 just south of Cullman on the southside of the Cullman Golf Course. The tornado seemed to be significantly less intense as it continued to travel northeasterly toward Holly Pond. Damage from just east of US 31 to just south of Holly Pond was not nearly as intense as it was west of Interstate 65. Traveling through mostly rural areas downing trees and powerlines, and damaging scattered structures along the way, the tornado finally ended just south-southeast of Holly Pond at 9:52 pm, This was the longest tornado of the outbreak, with a path length of 72.6 miles and a width of 1100 yards. It was the second F3 tornado of the day. Seven deaths were reported with the storm, all in Walker County, along with an estimated 45 injuries. Structural damage details are difficult to report since reporting is based primarily on county and not by individual tornadoes. Based on EMA and Red Cross data, structures damaged or destroyed were approximately 20 in Fayette County, 300 in Walker County, 5 in Winston County, and 164 in Cullman County. This is also one of the longest tornadoes tracks in recent history. At 72.6 miles in length, this becomes the fourth longest tornado in Alabama since 1950. Beg: 33 45.072/87 45.991 End: 34 09.775/86 36.403
23.4	1957-11-18	2	33°36'N / 86°48'W	33°38'N / 86°40'W	8.20 Miles	100 Yards	1	35	2.5M	0	Jefferson
23.5	1953-04-06	3	33°19'N / 87°00'W		0.50 Mile	37 Yards	0	12	3K	0	Jefferson
24.3	1953-02-20	2	33°56'N / 87°22'W		0.70 Mile	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Walker
24.4	1993-05-03	2	33°17'N / 87°17'W	33°20'N / 87°19'W	6.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	3	0	0	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down in the Brookwood community and moved north to the town of Kellerman. In Brookwood, twenty-five houses, and ten to twelve mobile homes were damaged. Several homes were destroyed. The most serious injury was to a woman who tried to run from her airborne mobile home. Two other people received minor injuries.
25.9	1973-11-27	2	34°00'N / 87°02'W				0	0	250K	0	Cullman
26.3	1976-03-20	2	34°01'N / 87°10'W		0.50 Mile	77 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Winston
26.7	1983-02-22	2	34°00'N / 87°14'W	34°02'N / 87°13'W	2.00 Miles	90 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Winston
26.9	2002-11-10	3	33°50'N / 87°35'W	34°00'N / 87°21'W	16.90 Miles	1175 Yards	3	20	2.5M	0K	Walker
		Brief Description: M53OU, M61MH, F62MH The Carbon Hill Tornado was the first tornado of the evening. It began in Fayette County at 6:52 pm, about 5.6 miles north-northwest of the city of Fayette, and 2.8 miles west of US Highway 43. The tornado moved on a northeast track crossing US 43, State Route 129, and SR 13, and then moved into Walker County just southwest of Carbon Hill at 7:10 pm. It then crossed the western and northern sections of Carbon Hill, downing trees and power lines and damaging many residential structures. Carbon Hill Elementary School was also heavily damaged. The tornado continued northeast, crossing SR5, and exited the county at SR 195. The two deaths associated with this tornado occurred just south of SR 195. Entering Winston County at 7:31 pm, the tornado continued on a northeast path traveling across mostly sparsely populated areas of Bankhead National Forest and several fingers of Smith Lake. It crossed County Road 41 about 1.8 miles south of Arley and then crossed CR 12, finally lifting at 7:45 pm. This tornado was rated an F3 on the Fujita scale, with winds estimated to be in the 150 to 200 mph range. Much of the damage along the track was lesser intensity (F1 and F2). F3 damage occurred in both Fayette and Walker Counties. Total path length for the Carbon Hill Tornado was 44.3 miles, with a width of 1175 yards. Four deaths were reported with this tornado, three in the Rose Hill community of Walker County and one near Arley in Winston County. Injury figures are approximate with three in Fayette County, 20 in Walker County, and 15 in Winston County. About 40 percent of the injuries were treated at local hospitals while about 60 percent of the injuries were considered minor. Structural damage along the path included approximately 47 in Fayette County, 135 in Walker County, and 35 in Winston County. Numbers are approximate because most reports from Red Cross and EMA were made based on the whole county not by tornado. Beg: 33 45.949/87 51.069 End: 34 03.992/87 10.409
27.7	1973-05-08	2	33°59'N / 87°23'W		2.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Walker
27.8	2002-11-10	3	34°00'N / 87°21'W	34°03'N / 87°11'W	11.30 Miles	1175 Yards	1	15	200K	0K	Winston
		Brief Description: M91PH The Carbon Hill Tornado was the first tornado of the evening. It began in Fayette County at 6:52 pm, about 5.6 miles north-northwest of the city of Fayette, and 2.8 miles west of US Highway 43. The tornado moved on a northeast track crossing US 43, State Route 129, and SR 13, and then moved into Walker County just southwest of Carbon Hill at 7:10 pm. It then crossed the western and northern sections of Carbon Hill, downing trees and power lines and damaging many residential structures. Carbon Hill Elementary School was also heavily damaged. The tornado continued northeast, crossing SR5, and exited the county at SR 195. The two deaths associated with this tornado occurred just south of SR 195. Entering Winston County at 7:31 pm, the tornado continued on a northeast path traveling across mostly sparsely populated areas of Bankhead National Forest and several fingers of Smith Lake. It crossed County Road 41 about 1.8 miles south of Arley and then crossed CR 12, finally lifting at 7:45 pm. This tornado was rated an F3 on the Fujita scale, with winds estimated to be in the 150 to 200 mph range. Much of the damage along the track was lesser intensity (F1 and F2). F3 damage occurred in both Fayette and Walker Counties. Total path length for the Carbon Hill Tornado was 44.3 miles, with a width of 1175 yards. Four deaths were reported with this tornado, three in the Rose Hill community of Walker County and one near Arley in Winston County. Injury figures are approximate with three in Fayette County, 20 in Walker County, and 15 in Winston County. About 40 percent of the injuries were treated at local hospitals while about 60 percent of the injuries were considered minor. Structural damage along the path included approximately 47 in Fayette County, 135 in Walker County, and 35 in Winston County. Numbers are approximate because most reports from Red Cross and EMA were made based on the whole county not by tornado. Beg: 33 45.949/87 51.069 End: 34 03.992/87 10.409
27.9	1952-02-13	3	33°36'N / 87°38'W	33°37'N / 87°37'W	2.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Fayette
28.0	2001-11-24	3	33°52'N / 87°33'W	33°52'N / 87°32'W	1.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0K	Walker
		Brief Description: What was the longest tornado of the day began at 10:55 am about a two tenths of a mile inside Pickens County or about 5.8 miles southwest of Kennedy. The tornado traveled across southeastern Lamar County damaging or destroying a number of structures south and east of Kennedy. The tornado traveled on a northeast track moving into Fayette County at 11:07 am. Traveling northeast it went across western and northern sections of the city of Fayette doing serious damage to a number of structures. From the city of Fayette the tornado traveled across mostly rural areas damaging occasional structures and downing numerous trees and power lines. The tornado while still strong was weaker than it had been in southern Lamar County. The tornado crossed into Walker County at 11:41 am a little south-southwest of Carbon Hill before ending. Total path length has been estimated at 38.9 miles with a Fujita-scale rating of F3. The tornado began with F0 damage in Pickens County but strengthened to F3 intensity in southern Lamar County. It weakened some as it moved across Fayette County where the Fujita rating was an F2. Damage in Walker County was rated an F1 as the tornado dissipated. The path was 300 yards wide in Lamar County but estimated to have decreased to about 90 yards wide across much of Fayette County. Two people, a mother and her daughter, were killed in a double-wide mobile home in Lamar County just southwest of Kennedy and one person was injured. No deaths or injuries were reported in Pickens, Fayette or Walker counties. Beginning: 33 31.528/88 03.156 Ending: 33 52.606/87 31.676
28.6	1973-11-26	2	34°03'N / 87°07'W				0	0	25K	0	Winston
29.5	1952-02-13	3	33°34'N / 87°40'W	33°36'N / 87°38'W	3.30 Miles	100 Yards	1	14	25K	0	Tuscaloosa
29.6	1973-05-27	3	33°34'N / 86°42'W	33°43'N / 86°33'W	13.50 Miles	800 Yards	1	44	25.0M	0	Jefferson
30.1	1963-04-29	2	33°17'N / 86°50'W				0	0	25K	0	Shelby
30.2	2006-09-22	2	33°50'N / 86°41'W	33°51'N / 86°40'W	1.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	75K	0	Blount
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down briefly between the Lehigh Community and AL-79. One mobile home and one barn were completely destroyed. Two automobiles and one motorcycle were lifted from inside a barn and thrown at least 50 yards. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along its damage path.
30.7	1994-03-27	2	33°18'N / 86°51'W	33°23'N / 86°38'W	12.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	53	5.0M	0	Shelby
		Brief Description: A tornado began on the north side of Helena on the Bearden Farm moving northeastward crossing Alabama 261 near Pelham High School. The school suffered some damage. Continuing northeast, the tornado caused damage in a residential section before doing extensive damage to two mobile home parks on the west side of U.S. Highway 31 on the north side of Pelham. The tornado did extensive to businesses in the stretch from the U.S. 31/Alabama 119 intersection to the Alabama 119/Interstate 65 intersection. The tornado continued on its track going through primarily residential areas of Pelham and Indian Springs. The tornado dissipated just before reaching the Meadow Brook area about two miles west of U.S. Highway 280. Areas in the path of the tornado included sections of Chandalar, Green Park South mobile home park, South Gate Mobile Home Park, Indian Springs Village, Broken Bow, Broken Bow South, and Riverchase.
30.8	1975-02-23	2	34°04'N / 87°00'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Walker
31.4	1973-03-16	2	33°17'N / 86°49'W	33°18'N / 86°45'W	4.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Shelby
31.7	1961-03-07	3	33°53'N / 87°39'W	33°54'N / 87°33'W	5.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Walker
31.9	1959-05-12	2	33°12'N / 87°00'W	33°12'N / 86°55'W	4.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Bibb
32.2	1977-09-06	2	33°20'N / 87°34'W	33°15'N / 87°28'W	8.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tuscaloosa
32.2	1951-02-20	2	33°40'N / 87°42'W		0.10 Mile	123 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Fayette
32.3	1985-08-16	2	33°58'N / 86°53'W	34°03'N / 86°43'W	10.00 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cullman
32.5	2002-11-10	3	33°46'N / 87°48'W	33°49'N / 87°33'W	14.60 Miles	1175 Yards	0	0	200K	0K	Fayette
		Brief Description: The Saragossa Tornado was the fourth tornado to occur in Alabama and the longest track of the severe weather episode. It began in Fayette County, just east of the Sipsey River about 6 miles north-northeast of the city of Fayette at 8:15 pm. The tornado moved northeast, crossing portions of State Routes 102 and 13, and then SR 102 again around Stoddards Crossroads. The tornado crossed into Walker County at 8:34 pm and traveled through sparsely populated areas of western Walker County. It crossed the interchange of US Highway 78 about 5.5 miles east-southeast of Carbon Hill, and became very strong as it traveled through the Saragossa area. It crossed State Roads 5, 195, and 257, before entering Winston County. The tornado appeared to be at its most intense during the travel from US 78/SR 118 interchange across Saragossa and the areas near SR 5 and SR 195. Seven deaths occurred in this 10 mile stretch of the tornado track, along with an estimated 40 injuries. At 9:03 pm the tornado crossed the extreme southeastern tip of Winston County, crossing a part of Smith Lake. The tornado entered Cullman County at 9:08 pm, moving across portions of Smith Lake and across CR 222. Tornado intensity remained high during the first several miles after it entered Cullman County. Continuing northeast, it crossed Interstate 65 and US 31 just south of Cullman on the southside of the Cullman Golf Course. The tornado seemed to be significantly less intense as it continued to travel northeasterly toward Holly Pond. Damage from just east of US 31 to just south of Holly Pond was not nearly as intense as it was west of Interstate 65. Traveling through mostly rural areas downing trees and powerlines, and damaging scattered structures along the way, the tornado finally ended just south-southeast of Holly Pond at 9:52 pm, This was the longest tornado of the outbreak, with a path length of 72.6 miles and a width of 1100 yards. It was the second F3 tornado of the day. Seven deaths were reported with the storm, all in Walker County, along with an estimated 45 injuries. Structural damage details are difficult to report since reporting is based primarily on county and not by individual tornadoes. Based on EMA and Red Cross data, structures damaged or destroyed were approximately 20 in Fayette County, 300 in Walker County, 5 in Winston County, and 164 in Cullman County. This is also one of the longest tornadoes tracks in recent history. At 72.6 miles in length, this becomes the fourth longest tornado in Alabama since 1950. Beg: 33 45.072/87 45.991 End: 34 09.775/86 36.403
32.7	2007-03-01	2	34°04'N / 87°15'W	34°09'N / 87°06'W	9.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	50K	0K	Winston
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 41 and County Road 62, about 2 miles north of Arley. It then tracked northeastward, crossed Smith Lake, crossed County Road 77, before it moved into Cullman County. Several homes and barns were damaged along the path. One chicken house was totally destroyed and two others sustained major damage. Numerous trees were either uprooted or snapped off. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful spring storm system brought an outbreak of tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail to Central Alabama.
33.3	1971-03-06	2	33°41'N / 86°36'W	33°43'N / 86°32'W	4.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Jefferson
33.4	1986-03-19	2	33°49'N / 86°36'W		0.20 Mile	73 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Blount
33.8	2002-11-10	3	33°59'N / 87°07'W	34°09'N / 86°36'W	30.90 Miles	1175 Yards	0	8	1.3M	0K	Cullman
		Brief Description: The Saragossa Tornado was the fourth tornado to occur in Alabama and the longest track of the severe weather episode. It began in Fayette County, just east of the Sipsey River about 6 miles north-northeast of the city of Fayette at 8:15 pm. The tornado moved northeast, crossing portions of State Routes 102 and 13, and then SR 102 again around Stoddards Crossroads. The tornado crossed into Walker County at 8:34 pm and traveled through sparsely populated areas of western Walker County. It crossed the interchange of US Highway 78 about 5.5 miles east-southeast of Carbon Hill, and became very strong as it traveled through the Saragossa area. It crossed State Roads 5, 195, and 257, before entering Winston County. The tornado appeared to be at its most intense during the travel from US 78/SR 118 interchange across Saragossa and the areas near SR 5 and SR 195. Seven deaths occurred in this 10 mile stretch of the tornado track, along with an estimated 40 injuries. At 9:03 pm the tornado crossed the extreme southeastern tip of Winston County, crossing a part of Smith Lake. The tornado entered Cullman County at 9:08 pm, moving across portions of Smith Lake and across CR 222. Tornado intensity remained high during the first several miles after it entered Cullman County. Continuing northeast, it crossed Interstate 65 and US 31 just south of Cullman on the southside of the Cullman Golf Course. The tornado seemed to be significantly less intense as it continued to travel northeasterly toward Holly Pond. Damage from just east of US 31 to just south of Holly Pond was not nearly as intense as it was west of Interstate 65. Traveling through mostly rural areas downing trees and powerlines, and damaging scattered structures along the way, the tornado finally ended just south-southeast of Holly Pond at 9:52 pm, This was the longest tornado of the outbreak, with a path length of 72.6 miles and a width of 1100 yards. It was the second F3 tornado of the day. Seven deaths were reported with the storm, all in Walker County, along with an estimated 45 injuries. Structural damage details are difficult to report since reporting is based primarily on county and not by individual tornadoes. Based on EMA and Red Cross data, structures damaged or destroyed were approximately 20 in Fayette County, 300 in Walker County, 5 in Winston County, and 164 in Cullman County. This is also one of the longest tornadoes tracks in recent history. At 72.6 miles in length, this becomes the fourth longest tornado in Alabama since 1950. Beg: 33 45.072/87 45.991 End: 34 09.775/86 36.403
33.9	1974-04-03	4	33°27'N / 87°50'W	33°37'N / 87°36'W	17.70 Miles	500 Yards	0	6	25.0M	0	Tuscaloosa
33.9	2008-02-06	2	33°31'N / 87°46'W	33°33'N / 87°40'W	7.00 Miles	1000 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Fayette
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado that would eventually cross 3 county lines first touched down in southeastern Fayette County, about a mile southeast of the Newtonville Community. From there the tornado moved on a northeast path, for about 6.5 miles, before crossing briefly into Tuscaloosa County. In this segment of its path, damage was generally light until the tornado approached the Tuscaloosa County Line, when several mobile homes were hit and badly damaged. The tornado crossed into Tuscaloosa County just south of Fayette CR-68. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong cold front and very intense upper level storm system moving across the Gulf Coast States brought numerous severe thunderstorms and several tornadoes to Central Alabama.
34.0	2001-11-24	2	33°39'N / 86°34'W	33°41'N / 86°32'W	5.90 Miles	125 Yards	0	1	200K	0K	Jefferson
		Brief Description: A tornado began weakly on the east side of the Cahaba River in Trussville and damaged a dugout and fencing at the Trussville Sports Complex. The tornado downed trees as it moved northeastward crossing Deerfoot Parkway near the intersection of Interstate 59 in Trussville at 1:31 pm. The tornado followed along Interstate 59 for a short distance downing trees and causing damage to houses especially on the east side of the Interstate. The tornado crossed into St. Clair County at Argo at approximately 1:36 pm. The tornado continued on a northeast track moving primarily through rural settings with property damage along the way including a number of houses and mobile homes. The tornado ended about 5.5 miles east of Springville around 1:52 pm. The tornado was rated an F2 and was on the ground for 16 miles with a width of about 125 yards. Only one injury was reported at Argo with this tornado. Beg: 33 37.990/86 35.939 End: 33 46.089/86 22.720
34.3	1983-11-15	2	33°49'N / 86°35'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Blount
34.6	2006-09-22	2	33°53'N / 86°37'W	33°53'N / 86°37'W	0.30 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	50K	0	Blount
		Brief Description: The tornado briefly touched down just south of Locust Fork, along Spunky Hollow Road near Azzilee Circle. A substantial workshop structure collapsed due to wall failure, as the entire roof was removed and pushed off. A home under construction was completely destroyed, and several other homes suffered roof and shingle damage. Several trees were knocked down along the path.
34.7	1974-04-01	2	33°26'N / 87°50'W	33°26'N / 87°33'W	16.30 Miles	800 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Tuscaloosa
34.8	1999-02-27	2	33°56'N / 86°39'W	33°56'N / 86°39'W	0.40 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	85K	2K	Blount
		Brief Description: A brief tornado occurred about 3.5 miles northwest of Locust Fork around 7:15 pm. The tornado crossed County Road 13 moving in a northerly direction. Two large metal barns were demolished, a sturdy brick home lost a portion of its roof, and a small wood frame house was completely deroofed. One minor injury occurred in the wood frame house. Several large hay bales were strewn across CR 13 and two vehicles were nearly blown off the road. Numerous trees in the area were uprooted or snapped off.
35.0	1974-04-03	4	33°57'N / 87°08'W	34°16'N / 86°42'W	33.00 Miles	500 Yards	1	36	25.0M	0	Cullman
35.3	1974-04-01	2	33°53'N / 86°46'W	33°57'N / 86°29'W	16.90 Miles	800 Yards	0	11	250K	0	Blount
36.2	2001-11-24	3	33°37'N / 87°57'W	33°52'N / 87°34'W	29.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	800K	0K	Fayette
		Brief Description: What was the longest tornado of the day began at 10:55 am about a two tenths of a mile inside Pickens County or about 5.8 miles southwest of Kennedy. The tornado traveled across southeastern Lamar County damaging or destroying a number of structures south and east of Kennedy. The tornado traveled on a northeast track moving into Fayette County at 11:07 am. Traveling northeast it went across western and northern sections of the city of Fayette doing serious damage to a number of structures. From the city of Fayette the tornado traveled across mostly rural areas damaging occasional structures and downing numerous trees and power lines. The tornado while still strong was weaker than it had been in southern Lamar County. The tornado crossed into Walker County at 11:41 am a little south-southwest of Carbon Hill before ending. Total path length has been estimated at 38.9 miles with a Fujita-scale rating of F3. The tornado began with F0 damage in Pickens County but strengthened to F3 intensity in southern Lamar County. It weakened some as it moved across Fayette County where the Fujita rating was an F2. Damage in Walker County was rated an F1 as the tornado dissipated. The path was 300 yards wide in Lamar County but estimated to have decreased to about 90 yards wide across much of Fayette County. Two people, a mother and her daughter, were killed in a double-wide mobile home in Lamar County just southwest of Kennedy and one person was injured. No deaths or injuries were reported in Pickens, Fayette or Walker counties. Beginning: 33 31.528/88 03.156 Ending: 33 52.606/87 31.676
36.5	2002-11-10	3	33°45'N / 87°52'W	33°52'N / 87°37'W	16.10 Miles	1175 Yards	0	3	500K	0K	Fayette
		Brief Description: The Carbon Hill Tornado was the first tornado of the evening. It began in Fayette County at 6:52 pm, about 5.6 miles north-northwest of the city of Fayette, and 2.8 miles west of US Highway 43. The tornado moved on a northeast track crossing US 43, State Route 129, and SR 13, and then moved into Walker County just southwest of Carbon Hill at 7:10 pm. It then crossed the western and northern sections of Carbon Hill, downing trees and power lines and damaging many residential structures. Carbon Hill Elementary School was also heavily damaged. The tornado continued northeast, crossing SR5, and exited the county at SR 195. The two deaths associated with this tornado occurred just south of SR 195. Entering Winston County at 7:31 pm, the tornado continued on a northeast path traveling across mostly sparsely populated areas of Bankhead National Forest and several fingers of Smith Lake. It crossed County Road 41 about 1.8 miles south of Arley and then crossed CR 12, finally lifting at 7:45 pm. This tornado was rated an F3 on the Fujita scale, with winds estimated to be in the 150 to 200 mph range. Much of the damage along the track was lesser intensity (F1 and F2). F3 damage occurred in both Fayette and Walker Counties. Total path length for the Carbon Hill Tornado was 44.3 miles, with a width of 1175 yards. Four deaths were reported with this tornado, three in the Rose Hill community of Walker County and one near Arley in Winston County. Injury figures are approximate with three in Fayette County, 20 in Walker County, and 15 in Winston County. About 40 percent of the injuries were treated at local hospitals while about 60 percent of the injuries were considered minor. Structural damage along the path included approximately 47 in Fayette County, 135 in Walker County, and 35 in Winston County. Numbers are approximate because most reports from Red Cross and EMA were made based on the whole county not by tornado. Beg: 33 45.949/87 51.069 End: 34 03.992/87 10.409
36.6	1961-02-22	2	33°12'N / 87°30'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tuscaloosa
36.6	1983-02-22	2	34°04'N / 86°46'W		1.50 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cullman
36.7	1966-03-03	5	33°12'N / 87°49'W	33°22'N / 87°25'W	25.80 Miles	150 Yards	1	3	250K	0	Tuscaloosa
36.8	1963-03-11	4	33°54'N / 86°54'W	34°11'N / 86°33'W	28.00 Miles	880 Yards	2	6	2.5M	0	Cullman
37.0	1997-01-24	2	33°08'N / 87°34'W	33°15'N / 87°26'W	10.00 Miles	200 Yards	1	10	5.0M	5K	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: At approximately 5:00 pm CST, a tornado began on the east side of the Warrior River, south of Interstate 59 and west of County Road 95. Besides trees, the initial damage was to shingles of an apartment complex in the Crabtree area. The tornado moved on a northeasterly track crossing U.S. 82 and Interstate 59. Two large businesses in a shopping center on the south side of I-59 sustained roof damage. The tornado became stronger after crossing I-59 with significantly greater damage from this point to the end of the path. Numerous trees were downed, some house roofs were damage, and several outbuildings were destroyed in the Woodland Hills residential area. Several buildings were damaged at Five Points East, the intersection of State Roads 215 and 216, including a Food World and a Big-B Drug Store, among others. Cars were tossed about like toys. One was tossed from the parking lot through the roof of the Food World. Another car was carried from the Food World parking lot into the backyard of a house immediately northeast of the Food World, a distance of between 300 and 400 feet. The tornado continued northeast through the Lynn Haven residential area causing significant damage to numerous homes, much of it strong F2 damage. Many houses in this section sustained damage that ranged from minor roof damage to total roof loss. The tornado continued across Tuscaloosa Memorial Gardens Cemetary, paralleling and crossing State Road 216. Six to eight homes in the Summerfield sub-division sustained light to moderate damage. A couple of mobile homes and several other buildings including a small corner grocery business were destroyed. The tornado dissipated in a wooded area just north of State Road 216 shortly after that around 5:15 pm CST. Tuscaloosa EMA estimated that there were 150 structures with some damage. Total tornado path length was 10 miles with a path width of 200 yards. There was one fatality, an elderly man in a vehicle in the Woodland Hills area, and ten injuries. Eight of the injuries were treated and released while 2 others were hospitalized. M71VE
37.3	1970-06-21	2	34°06'N / 86°52'W	34°08'N / 86°49'W	3.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cullman
38.1	1964-03-25	3	34°10'N / 87°16'W	34°12'N / 87°11'W	5.40 Miles	267 Yards	0	7	250K	0	Winston
38.9	1988-11-20	3	33°12'N / 87°34'W		0.50 Mile	400 Yards	0	8	2.5M	0	Tuscaloosa
39.0	1997-01-28	2	33°18'N / 87°42'W	33°18'N / 87°40'W	2.00 Miles	75 Yards	0	1	85K	2K	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: A small tornado that apparently formed on the north side of a bow echo touched down in a lightly populated area just north of Lake Lurleen State Park and just west of State Road 171 in west central Tuscaloosa County. Damage was primarily to downed trees, however, several structures sustained minor damage with the exception of one house that was completely deroofed. The family in the house was asleep when the tornado struck and one young girl sustained a minor injury in the storm. EMA officials reported that three mobile homes were damaged along with the one house that was deroofed and at least two barns and several storage buildings were damaged.
39.2	1987-05-21	2	34°10'N / 87°23'W		0.30 Mile	150 Yards	1	0	25K	0	Winston
39.3	1975-02-23	4	33°05'N / 87°36'W	33°15'N / 87°27'W	14.40 Miles	500 Yards	1	49	25.0M	0	Tuscaloosa
39.3	1961-03-07	3	33°49'N / 87°54'W	33°53'N / 87°39'W	15.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Fayette
39.4	1977-04-04	2	34°04'N / 86°46'W	34°07'N / 86°41'W	5.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Cullman
39.9	1998-04-08	3	33°18'N / 87°51'W	33°20'N / 87°35'W	15.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	1	800K	0K	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: This was the first of three tornadoes produced by one supercell thunderstorm moving across central Alabama. The tornado began at 7:01 pm CDT just south of Gordo in extreme eastern Pickens County and traveled east-northeast moving into Tuscaloosa County around 7:05 pm CDT. The tornado stayed mostly in rural areas crossing the swampy area of the Sipsey River and a number of small roads before crossing SR 21. It remained in rural areas crossing SR 171 and US 43. The tornado dissipated at Lake Tuscaloosa just south of where SR 69 crosses the lake. Emergency management reported that five single-family dwellings were destroyed along with major damage reported to one house and minor damage to 23 others. Eleven mobile homes were destroyed and three mobile homes were damaged. A couple from North Carolina camping at Lake Lurleen lost everything.
39.9	1974-01-28	3	33°40'N / 87°50'W		0.80 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Fayette
40.4	1975-02-23	2	34°13'N / 87°03'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Cullman
40.6	2001-11-24	2	33°41'N / 86°30'W	33°46'N / 86°23'W	10.10 Miles	125 Yards	0	0	300K	0K	St. Clair
		Brief Description: A tornado began weakly on the east side of the Cahaba River in Trussville and damaged a dugout and fencing at the Trussville Sports Complex. The tornado downed trees as it moved northeastward crossing Deerfoot Parkway near the intersection of Interstate 59 in Trussville at 1:31 pm. The tornado followed along Interstate 59 for a short distance downing trees and causing damage to houses especially on the east side of the Interstate. The tornado crossed into St. Clair County at Argo at approximately 1:36 pm. The tornado continued on a northeast track moving primarily through rural settings with property damage along the way including a number of houses and mobile homes. The tornado ended about 5.5 miles east of Springville around 1:52 pm. The tornado was rated an F2 and was on the ground for 16 miles with a width of about 125 yards. Only one injury was reported at Argo with this tornado. Beg: 33 37.990/86 35.939 End: 33 46.089/86 22.720
40.7	1968-12-27	2	33°06'N / 86°51'W	33°08'N / 86°46'W	5.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Shelby
41.3	1977-04-04	2	33°46'N / 86°28'W	33°47'N / 86°25'W	3.30 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	250K	0	St. Clair
41.5	1973-05-27	4	33°05'N / 86°56'W	33°15'N / 86°27'W	30.20 Miles	800 Yards	1	63	25.0M	0	Shelby
41.7	1988-01-19	3	34°07'N / 86°54'W	34°15'N / 86°46'W	10.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	35	25.0M	0	Cullman
42.5	2000-12-16	4	33°03'N / 87°42'W	33°12'N / 87°24'W	18.00 Miles	750 Yards	11	144	12.5M	0K	Tuscaloosa
		Brief Description: The tornado began in southwestern Tuscaloosa County on the west side of the Black Warrior River. Traveling in a northeasterly direction the tornado moved from a rural, unpopulated area of the Black Warrior River into an area of homes south of Shelton State Community College. The tornado crossed SR 69 destroying a nearly complete shopping center which included a Winn Dixie store. East of SR 69 the tornado destroyed a number of houses and residential structures. As the tornado reached US 82 it destroyed a number of mobile homes where several deaths were reported. From US 82 the tornado continued northeasterly downing numerous trees and power lines and damaging residential structures. The tornado crossed I-20/59 just west of exit 77 where many trees were uprooted or snapped off. Minor damage occurred to the JVC manufacturing facility. At exit 77 a number of commercial structures including hotels, fast food restaurants, and truck stops sustained damage including a number of vehicles that were overturned. The tornado continued northeasterly for a couple of miles before dissipating rapidly. Ironically, the tornado dissipated as it moved into an open, unpopulated area. The tornado was spawned by a supercell thunderstorm that originated in Mississippi. This thunderstorm was responsible for additional tornado damage in St. Clair and Etowah counties. Tuscaloosa EMA reported 11 fatalities with this tornado along with 144 injuries. Nine of the fatalities occurred in mobile homes, one in a vehicle, and one in a commercial building converted to residential use. Six of those killed were females and five were males. Ages ranged from 16 months to 83 years old. There were 251 single family dwellings affected (43 destroyed, 76 with major damage, 138 with minor damage), 179 mobile homes affected (79 destroyed, 23 with major damage, 77 with minor damage), and 13 businesses affected (1 destroyed, 7 with major damage, 5 with minor damage). The tornado was on the ground for a total of 18 miles, all within Tuscaloosa County. The tornado path was estimated to be 750 yards wide at it's maximum intensity. This tornado was rated an F4 on the Fujita Scale for tornado intensity. Tornado intensity varied along the path with considerable F2 and F3 damage in the area from just west of SR 69 to US 82 in the Hinton Place and Hillcrest Meadows areas as well as the Bear Creek area. It was also in these areas where pockets of F4 destruction occurred. The tornado first touched down at 12:54 PM and dissipated at 1:12 PM with a forward speed of approximately 60 MPH. Beginning: 33 03.225/87 39.239 Ending: 33 12.065/87 24.292 M40VE, M20MH, F39MH, F53MH, F83MH, M26MH, M1MH, M9MH, F39MH, F56MH, F64PH
42.5	2006-09-22	2	33°55'N / 86°31'W	33°57'N / 86°28'W	4.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	3	1.5M	0	Blount
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down just southwest of the Allgood community, north of Highway 75. The tornado then tracked northeastward, remaining north of Highway 75 the entire time. It dissipated in the city of Oneonta, just north of the Blount County Courthouse near 7th Street. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along the tornado path. Oneonta High School suffered significant damage to its football field press box, and two concession stands were destroyed. The high school structure also sustained roof damage. The Blount County Courthouse sustained roof damage and many flagpoles were broken down. Several homes and out-buildings received major damage and a local gas station had its canopy blown off. Three people were injured as the tornado moved through, one seriously.
43.0	1984-11-10	2	33°14'N / 87°49'W	33°14'N / 87°36'W	13.80 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tuscaloosa
43.6	1953-02-20	2	33°57'N / 87°48'W		0.50 Mile	300 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Marion
43.9	1962-03-31	2	33°42'N / 87°54'W				0	0	25K	0	Fayette
44.1	1965-11-27	2	33°36'N / 86°30'W	33°36'N / 86°15'W	14.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Clair
44.1	1983-11-15	3	34°06'N / 86°52'W	34°16'N / 86°37'W	17.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	19	2.5M	0	Cullman
44.3	1985-08-16	3	34°04'N / 86°50'W	34°21'N / 86°45'W	18.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	6	2.5M	0	Cullman
44.5	1998-04-08	2	33°37'N / 86°29'W	33°38'N / 86°15'W	14.40 Miles	200 Yards	2	12	2.0M	5K	St. Clair
		Brief Description: The tornado began 2.3 miles north-northeast of Moody and just west of US 411. The tornado crossed US 411 where a large church and associated buildings, some recently constructed were destroyed. The tornado traveled on an east-northeast track moving through relatively rural areas. It affected a portion of CR 174 and then crossed US 231 just south of Wattsville. The tornado damaged a number of buildings in the Coal City area including a mobile home where two people were killed and three children were injured. The tornado ended in an open area just east of Coal City. Emergency Management for St. Clair County reported that 26 homes were destroyed, 30 homes suffered major damage, and 59 sustained minor damage. This included 42 mobile homes. M29MH, F33MH
44.7	1986-03-12	3	33°56'N / 87°50'W		2.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
45.0	1983-05-19	2	34°16'N / 87°03'W	34°18'N / 87°02'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cullman
45.4	1974-04-03	5	34°09'N / 87°38'W	34°18'N / 87°21'W	19.20 Miles	500 Yards	5	22	0K	0	Winston
45.6	1966-11-10	2	34°14'N / 86°56'W	34°17'N / 86°49'W	7.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Cullman
45.8	2008-03-15	2	33°52'N / 86°27'W	33°54'N / 86°21'W	6.00 Miles	675 Yards	0	0	960K	0K	Blount
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down just east of CR-27, about 5 miles south-southeast of Oneonta. It then moved north of River Road, through the Highland Lake community, and across CR-29 near the Appalachian Community. The Appalachian School property sustained damage, but the school was spared any significant damage. The tornado continued northeastward and strengthened as it nearly paralleled CR-12, before lifting just north of the intersection of CR-12 and US-231. Along the entire path, several hundred trees were either snapped off or were uprooted. A few dozen chicken houses were damaged and many were destroyed. Many outbuildings, garages, and sheds were destroyed. At least 25 homes sustained major damage, and another few dozen received minor damage. At least one mobile home was destroyed and a few more were damaged. At least 6 cows and hundreds of chickens were killed by flying debris. In some instances, the roof debris from damaged structures was blown over one half mile downstream. A few feed silos were tipped over and one rolled at least one half mile. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An upper level disturbance, and a developing surface low and associated cold front, caused several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across central Alabama.
46.4	1982-01-03	2	34°13'N / 86°44'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cullman
46.4	1951-11-15	2	34°12'N / 86°42'W				0	2	3K	0	Cullman
46.4	1957-04-08	3	34°07'N / 87°59'W	34°19'N / 87°07'W	51.40 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
46.5	2009-04-19	2	33°51'N / 86°26'W	33°54'N / 86°20'W	6.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	400K	0K	Blount
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down at the intersection of CR-27 and Jones Chapel Road. It then traveled northeastward and crossed Lake Rd, CR-29, Putman Road, and Hicks Road, before moving into Saint Clair County. Six chicken houses were completely destroyed, killing nearly 100,000 chickens. One home had its second story destroyed, and another home suffered a complete roof collapse. One large industrial barn was destroyed. Two additional homes, several more chicken sheds, and about 9 outbuilding also received varying degrees of damage. About 200 trees were snapped and uprooted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful spring storm system and associated cold front brought numerous thunderstorms to central Alabama. Many of the storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.
46.8	1973-05-27	2	33°42'N / 86°24'W	33°45'N / 86°16'W	8.40 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	St. Clair
46.8	1973-05-27	4	32°50'N / 87°17'W	33°05'N / 86°56'W	26.70 Miles	800 Yards	5	47	25.0M	0	Bibb
47.0	1974-04-03	5	33°57'N / 87°57'W	34°09'N / 87°38'W	22.80 Miles	500 Yards	23	250	0K	0	Marion
47.1	1976-03-20	2	33°23'N / 87°54'W		0.50 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pickens
47.1	1952-03-03	3	33°20'N / 87°54'W	33°22'N / 87°52'W	3.30 Miles	440 Yards	0	6	25K	0	Pickens
47.2	1951-11-16	2	34°05'N / 86°31'W		1.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	3K	0	Blount
47.3	1964-01-24	4	33°19'N / 86°26'W	33°20'N / 86°23'W	3.30 Miles	100 Yards	10	6	250K	0	Shelby
47.3	1976-03-20	3	33°58'N / 86°37'W	34°07'N / 86°20'W	19.20 Miles	40 Yards	0	11	250K	0	Blount
47.3	1953-05-01	2	33°02'N / 86°45'W		1.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Chilton
47.4	1964-04-07	2	34°15'N / 86°45'W	34°16'N / 86°50'W	5.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cullman
47.4	1973-05-27	3	33°43'N / 86°33'W	33°57'N / 86°09'W	28.10 Miles	800 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	St. Clair
47.4	1983-05-19	2	34°18'N / 87°02'W	34°20'N / 87°02'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Morgan
47.4	1982-04-26	3	33°57'N / 87°57'W	33°57'N / 87°48'W	9.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
48.0	1963-03-17	3	32°56'N / 87°09'W	32°57'N / 87°07'W	2.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	4	0K	0	Bibb
48.4	1973-11-26	2	33°58'N / 87°54'W	34°01'N / 87°50'W	5.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Marion
48.6	1984-04-22	2	32°56'N / 87°10'W		1.00 Mile	80 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bibb
48.7	1984-11-10	2	33°14'N / 87°51'W	33°14'N / 87°49'W	0.20 Mile	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pickens
48.8	1986-03-12	2	33°56'N / 87°49'W	34°07'N / 87°53'W	7.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Marion
49.0	2001-11-24	2	34°13'N / 87°38'W	34°14'N / 87°36'W	1.60 Miles	70 Yards	0	13	800K	0K	Winston
		Brief Description: The Haleyville tornado first struck about 3 tenths of a mile inside Marion County just south of CR196 at 11:21 am. The tornado traveled on a northeast path moving directly through the center of downtown Haleyville severely damaging buildings including a shopping mall. The tornado continued traveling northeast through a residential and partially wooded area before ending about 7 tenths of a mile northeast of downtown Haleyville at 11:24 am. The tornado was rated an F2 on the fujita scale for tornado classification making it a strong tornado. Wind speeds associated with an F2 fall in the range of 113 to 157 mph, however, winds speeds probably remained on the low side of the range perhaps 115 to 130 mph. The tornado path was 1.9 miles long and approximately 70 yards wide. Winston County EMA reported 13 injuries with the tornado including one that was listed as serious. Beginning: 34 13.037/87 38.354 Ending: 34 13.939/87 36.667
49.0	2001-11-24	2	34°13'N / 87°38'W	34°13'N / 87°38'W	0.30 Mile	70 Yards	0	0	85K	0K	Marion
		Brief Description: The Haleyville tornado first struck about 3 tenths of a mile inside Marion County just south of CR196 at 11:21 am. The tornado traveled on a northeast path moving directly through the center of downtown Haleyville severely damaging buildings including a shopping mall. The tornado continued traveling northeast through a residential and partially wooded area before ending about 7 tenths of a mile northeast of downtown Haleyville at 11:24 am. The tornado was rated an F2 on the fujita scale for tornado classification making it a strong tornado. Wind speeds associated with an F2 fall in the range of 113 to 157 mph, however, winds speeds probably remained on the low side of the range perhaps 115 to 130 mph. The tornado path was 1.9 miles long and approximately 70 yards wide. Winston County EMA reported 13 injuries with the tornado including one that was listed as serious. Beginning: 34 13.037/87 38.354 Ending: 34 13.939/87 36.667
49.1	1998-04-08	3	33°17'N / 87°54'W	33°16'N / 87°51'W	3.60 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	15K	0K	Pickens
		Brief Description: This was the first of three tornadoes produced by one supercell thunderstorm moving across central Alabama. The tornado began at 7:01 pm CDT just south of Gordo in extreme eastern Pickens County and traveled east-northeast moving into Tuscaloosa County around 7:05 pm CDT. The tornado stayed mostly in rural areas crossing the swampy area of the Sipsey River and a number of small roads before crossing SR 21. It remained in rural areas crossing SR 171 and US 43. The tornado dissipated at Lake Tuscaloosa just south of where SR 69 crosses the lake. Emergency management reported that five single-family dwellings were destroyed along with major damage reported to one house and minor damage to 23 others. Eleven mobile homes were destroyed and three mobile homes were damaged. A couple from North Carolina camping at Lake Lurleen lost everything.
49.2	2001-11-24	4	33°55'N / 86°26'W	34°03'N / 86°21'W	8.30 Miles	500 Yards	0	22	800K	0K	Blount
		Brief Description: The F4 tornado first touched down in the vicinity of the Mt. Carmel Church, south of US 231 on CR 29, where several trees were snapped off. The tornado tracked northeast and produced extensive F2-type damage to homes and trailer homes along Tidwell Road where several injuries occurred. All trees in the neighborhood were snapped mid-trunk. As the tornado crossed US 231, it completely destroyed a frame house with F4 magnitude damage. Large trees around the house were uprooted and snapped at mid-trunk. From there, the tornado continued moving northeast and produced it's worst, F4 magnitude damage, between Robbins Lake and Airport Road. Large trees were completely snapped off at ground level; two tandem-wheel dump trucks were overturned, and moved or rolled 30 yards; several storage containers filled with construction supplies and equipment were rolled up to 50 yards; a large bulldozer was moved 5 feet; a large pole-barn building was completely obliterated. The tornado continued northeast across Robbins Field, then across an unpopulated area, until it entered western Etowah County in the town of Altoona. One church was also destroyed. The tornado affected the south and east sections of Altoona. The tornado descended a steep hill and downed an entire stand of pine trees at mid-trunk. Several homes and trailer-homes were damaged or destroyed, including a well-constructed $250,000 home which was completely destroyed, the third occurrence of F4 magnitude damage. The tornado crossed SR 132, ascending a steep hill, and dissipated. At it's widest point, the tornado was approximately one-quarter mile wide. Debris was scattered several miles past the end of the tornado track. Beg: 33 55.619/86 25.749 End: 34 02.107/86 18.754
49.3	1959-01-21	2	34°15'N / 86°42'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cullman
49.7	2001-11-24	3	33°31'N / 88°03'W	33°37'N / 87°57'W	8.50 Miles	300 Yards	2	1	600K	0K	Lamar
		Brief Description: F42MH, F63MH What was the longest tornado of the day began at 10:55 am about a two tenths of a mile inside Pickens County or about 5.8 miles southwest of Kennedy. The tornado traveled across southeastern Lamar County damaging or destroying a number of structures south and east of Kennedy. The tornado traveled on a northeast track moving into Fayette County at 11:07 am. Traveling northeast it went across western and northern sections of the city of Fayette doing serious damage to a number of structures. From the city of Fayette the tornado traveled across mostly rural areas damaging occasional structures and downing numerous trees and power lines. The tornado while still strong was weaker than it had been in southern Lamar County. The tornado crossed into Walker County at 11:41 am a little south-southwest of Carbon Hill before ending. Total path length has been estimated at 38.9 miles with a Fujita-scale rating of F3. The tornado began with F0 damage in Pickens County but strengthened to F3 intensity in southern Lamar County. It weakened some as it moved across Fayette County where the Fujita rating was an F2. Damage in Walker County was rated an F1 as the tornado dissipated. The path was 300 yards wide in Lamar County but estimated to have decreased to about 90 yards wide across much of Fayette County. Two people, a mother and her daughter, were killed in a double-wide mobile home in Lamar County just southwest of Kennedy and one person was injured. No deaths or injuries were reported in Pickens, Fayette or Walker counties. Beginning: 33 31.528/88 03.156 Ending: 33 52.606/87 31.676

* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.