Alabama Tornado Database
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1956 Tornado Occurrences (5) | |||||||||||
Tornado # of Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
5 | 1956 | 12 | 23 | 0050 | Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Tallapoosa-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler | F2 | 121.7 | 100 | 0 | 1 | Excel-Reeltown Damage occurred in Searcy, Fort Deposit, Pintlalla, Snowdoun, and Mt Meigs. Considerable damage was reported in each location. Start: 31.42/-87.35 End: 32.60/-85.82 |
4 | 1956 | 7 | 8 | 0800 | Clarke | F2 | 31.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 N Jackson - Frisco City Several farm buildings and homes were damaged. Start: 31.62/-87.90 End: 31.43/-87.42 |
3 | 1956 | 5 | 3 | 0440 | Covington | F3 | 3.8 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 11.7 ESE Georgiana - 14.2 E Georgiana 7 separate farms sustained damage. 2 homes were unroofed and torn apart. 2 injuries occurred in a farm house that was destroyed. Start: 31.60/-86.55 End: 31.62/-86.50 |
2 | 1956 | 4 | 15 | 1500 | Jefferson Storm Survey Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F4 | 21.3 | 200 | 25 | 200 | Pleasant Grove-McDonald Chapel-Trussville 7 different communities were hit by the tornado with major damage in all locations. At least 400 structures were damaged or destroyed. Start: 33.5194/-86.9319 End: 33.6343/-86.6842 |
1 | 1956 | 3 | 16 | 530 | Geneva-Houston | F1 | 11.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 SW Dothan - 3.8 WSW Ashford Tornado produced a non-continuous damage path. No significant damage was noted. Start: 31.20/-85.50 End: 31.18/-85.30 |