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Alabama Tornado Database

1937 United States Tornado Summary

 

1937 Tornado Occurrences (5)
Tornado # in Year Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Maximum Path Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Location
5 1937 10 26 1428 Mobile F2 4.0 20 0 3 Mobile
Piers and shipping facilities were torn apart on the waterfront. Businesses were unroofed or torn apart.
4 1937 4 24 1430 Houston F2 10.0 100 1 25 Dothan-Cottonwood
One woman was killed as a small home was destroyed in Dothan. 25 homes were damaged or destroyed in Cottonwood where all the injuries occurred.
3 1937 4 8 0817 Pike F2 8.0 100 4 25 7 SW Brundidge
A lumber mill village was totally destroyed on the north side of town. At least 40 small homes were destroyed and three people were killed in one home.
2 1937 3 24 1045 Dale F2 0.1 20 2 0 Ozark
One small home was leveled. Both fatalities occurred in the home.
1 1937 2 9 0700 Barbour F2 NA 0 0 3 2 N Eufaula
One farm house and a barn were destroyed. Many heads of cattle were killed and the debris was scattered over many acres.