Alabama Tornado Database

1989 Tornado Occurrences (23)

Tornado # of Year

Year

Month

Day

Time (CST)

County

Damage Scale

Path Length (Miles)

Maximum Path Width (Yards)

Fatalities

Injuries

Location

23

1989

11

15

1755

Jackson

F1

1.0

20

0

Stevenson
Several mobile homes and a few vehicles were destroyed. Large steel utility towers were twisted and a school roof was damaged.

Start: 34.8700/-85.8500
End: 34.8700/-85.8500

22

1989

11

15

1643

Randolph

F0

0.3

20

0

2 E Roanoke
Several mobile homes were damaged.

Start: 33.1500/-85.3200
End: 33.1500/-85.3200

21

1989

11

15

1630

Madison

Storm Survey

Storm Information

Video

Video

Video

Video

Video

Damage

F4

18.5

880

21

463

Huntsville
Massive destruction in the city of Huntsville with many people injured or killed.

Start: 34.6500/-86.6500
End: 34.7800/-86.3700

20

1989

11

15

1420

Clay

F1

0.5

20

0

3

Mellow Valley Community
One home was destroyed. Three persons in this house were critically injured.

Start: 33.1800/-85.7500
End: 33.1800/-85.7500

19

1989

11

8

0950

Houston

F0

0.3

10

0

Dothan
One home had its awning blown off and part of a church was damaged. Trees were uprooted.

Start: 31.2300/-85.3700
End: 31.2300/-85.3700

18

1989

11

8

0450

Houston

F1

1.0

40

0

Dothan
2 homes were destroyed and 50 car windows were blown out. 2 businesses received major damage and one had moderate damage. One office complex sustained major damage. Hundreds of trees were blown down.

Start: 31.2300/-85.3700
End: 31.2300/-85.3700

17

1989

11

7

0100

Baldwin

F0

0.3

10

0

20 SE Bay Minette
One barn was damaged, trees were uprooted, and the roof was blown off a trailer.

Start: 30.6500/-87.5200
End: 30.6500/-87.5200

16

1989

10

1

0635

Houston

F1

5.0

43

0

2 NE Cottonwood
Numerous trees were uprooted. 4 automobiles were destroyed. 2 barns were demolished and 2 homes received minor damage.

Start: 31.0700/-85.2700
End: 31.1300/-85.2000

15

1989

10

1

0530

Geneva

F1

3.0

33

0

3 SSE Fadette
One home was destroyed and 3 sustained minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Start: 31.0000/-85.5200
End: 31.0200/-85.4800

14

1989

7

16

1645

Pike

F1

1.0

50

0

Brundidge
Pike County Elementary received roof damage.

Start: 31.7200/-85.8200
End: 31.7200/-85.8200

13

1989

7

2

1123

Mobile

F2

1.0

73

0

Belle Fontaine
Trees were leveled and a few homes were damaged.

Start: 30.5000/-88.1000
End: 30.5000/-88.1000

12

1989

6

8

1859

Mobile

F0

0.3

10

0

Dauphin Island
A waterspout moved onshore on the eastern end of the island. Trees and power lines were blown down.

Start: 30.2500/-88.1300
End: 30.2500/-88.1300

11

1989

6

8

0855

Baldwin

F0

0.3

10

0

3 NW Lillian
8 homes and 2 barns were damaged.

Start: 30.4200/-87.4800
End: 30.4200/-87.4800

10

1989

6

8

0851

Baldwin

F1

2.0

20

0

10

Alabama Point-Orange Beach
One home was totally destroyed and 5 sustained major damage. 17 homes received minor damage. One mobile home was destroyed and one mobile home was damaged.

Start: 30.2800/-87.5700
End: 30.2800/-87.5700

9

1989

5

19

1340

Baldwin

F0

0.3

20

0

Weeks Bay
Little or no damage as a waterspout came ashore.

Start: 30.4000/-87.8200
End: 30.4000/-87.8200

8

1989

4

2029

Mobile

F0

0.3

23

0

Mobile
Trees and power lines were blown down. Several businesses received moderate damage.

Start: 30.7000/-88.0800
End: 30.7000/-88.0800

7

1989

3

5

1940

Chambers-Randolph

Continued into Georgia

F2
(F2)

24.3
(54.3)

167
(167)

0
(1)

0
(6)

7 W Lafayette-White Plains
14 buildings were damaged, and 3 or 4 barns were destroyed.

Start: 32.9000/-85.5200
End: 33.1700/-85.2300

6

1989

3

5

1930

Pike

F1

5.0

200

0

5 S Brundidge
A manufacturing company and four other buildings were destroyed. Three tractor-trailers were overturned. One mobile home was damaged.

Start: 31.6300/-85.8200
End: 31.6500/-85.7500

5

1989

3

5

1735

Talladega

F2

20.0

100

0

2

Childersburg-Talladega
21 mobile homes were destroyed. Two houses were destroyed, and 77 houses were damaged. Several businesses, a car dealership, and a hospital received major damage.

Start: 33.2700/-86.3700
End: 33.4300/-86.1000

4

1989

3

5

1300

Jefferson

F0

0.3

20

0

Mount Olive
A small tornado touched down near Interstate 65 and destroyed one business.

Start: 33.6800/-86.8700
End: 33.6800/-86.8700

3

1989

2

20

2300

Winston

F2

5.0

200

0

1 N Haleyville
One church, one mobile home, and five houses were damaged.

Start: 34.2500/-87.6000
End: 34.3000/-87.5300

2

1989

2

20

2200

Marion

F2

10.0

440

0

8 S Hamilton
Several roofs were damaged, and numerous buildings were destroyed at the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 and State Road 253.

Start: 34.0300/-87.9800
End: 34.1300/-87.8200

1

1989

2

20

2130

Lamar

F2

9.0

440

0

3 N Sulligent
4 homes and 6 mobile homes received extensive damage. A grocery store was demolished. 36 homes were partly damaged. An area of timber was destroyed.

Start: 33.9500/-88.1300
End: 34.0500/-88.0500

Alabama Tornado Database
1989 Tornado Occurrences (23)
Tornado # of Year	Year	Month	Day	Time (CST)	County	Damage Scale	Path Length (Miles)	Maximum Path Width (Yards)	Fatalities	Injuries	Location
23	1989	11	15	1755	Jackson	F1	1.0	20	0	0	Stevenson Several mobile homes and a few vehicles were destroyed. Large steel utility towers were twisted and a school roof was damaged. Start: 34.8700/-85.8500 End: 34.8700/-85.8500
22	1989	11	15	1643	Randolph	F0	0.3	20	0	0	2 E Roanoke Several mobile homes were damaged. Start: 33.1500/-85.3200 End: 33.1500/-85.3200
21	1989	11	15	1630	Madison Storm Survey Storm Information Video Video Video Video Video Damage	F4	18.5	880	21	463	Huntsville Massive destruction in the city of Huntsville with many people injured or killed. Start: 34.6500/-86.6500 End: 34.7800/-86.3700
20	1989	11	15	1420	Clay	F1	0.5	20	0	3	Mellow Valley Community One home was destroyed. Three persons in this house were critically injured. Start: 33.1800/-85.7500 End: 33.1800/-85.7500
19	1989	11	8	0950	Houston	F0	0.3	10	0	0	Dothan One home had its awning blown off and part of a church was damaged. Trees were uprooted. Start: 31.2300/-85.3700 End: 31.2300/-85.3700
18	1989	11	8	0450	Houston	F1	1.0	40	0	0	Dothan 2 homes were destroyed and 50 car windows were blown out. 2 businesses received major damage and one had moderate damage. One office complex sustained major damage. Hundreds of trees were blown down. Start: 31.2300/-85.3700 End: 31.2300/-85.3700
17	1989	11	7	0100	Baldwin	F0	0.3	10	0	0	20 SE Bay Minette One barn was damaged, trees were uprooted, and the roof was blown off a trailer. Start: 30.6500/-87.5200 End: 30.6500/-87.5200
16	1989	10	1	0635	Houston	F1	5.0	43	0	0	2 NE Cottonwood Numerous trees were uprooted. 4 automobiles were destroyed. 2 barns were demolished and 2 homes received minor damage. Start: 31.0700/-85.2700 End: 31.1300/-85.2000
15	1989	10	1	0530	Geneva	F1	3.0	33	0	0	3 SSE Fadette One home was destroyed and 3 sustained minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Start: 31.0000/-85.5200 End: 31.0200/-85.4800
14	1989	7	16	1645	Pike	F1	1.0	50	0	0	Brundidge Pike County Elementary received roof damage. Start: 31.7200/-85.8200 End: 31.7200/-85.8200
13	1989	7	2	1123	Mobile	F2	1.0	73	0	0	Belle Fontaine Trees were leveled and a few homes were damaged. Start: 30.5000/-88.1000 End: 30.5000/-88.1000
12	1989	6	8	1859	Mobile	F0	0.3	10	0	0	Dauphin Island A waterspout moved onshore on the eastern end of the island. Trees and power lines were blown down. Start: 30.2500/-88.1300 End: 30.2500/-88.1300
11	1989	6	8	0855	Baldwin	F0	0.3	10	0	0	3 NW Lillian 8 homes and 2 barns were damaged. Start: 30.4200/-87.4800 End: 30.4200/-87.4800
10	1989	6	8	0851	Baldwin	F1	2.0	20	0	10	Alabama Point-Orange Beach One home was totally destroyed and 5 sustained major damage. 17 homes received minor damage. One mobile home was destroyed and one mobile home was damaged. Start: 30.2800/-87.5700 End: 30.2800/-87.5700
9	1989	5	19	1340	Baldwin	F0	0.3	20	0	0	Weeks Bay Little or no damage as a waterspout came ashore. Start: 30.4000/-87.8200 End: 30.4000/-87.8200
8	1989	4	4	2029	Mobile	F0	0.3	23	0	0	Mobile Trees and power lines were blown down. Several businesses received moderate damage. Start: 30.7000/-88.0800 End: 30.7000/-88.0800
7	1989	3	5	1940	Chambers-Randolph Continued into Georgia	F2 (F2)	24.3 (54.3)	167 (167)	0 (1)	0 (6)	7 W Lafayette-White Plains 14 buildings were damaged, and 3 or 4 barns were destroyed. Start: 32.9000/-85.5200 End: 33.1700/-85.2300
6	1989	3	5	1930	Pike	F1	5.0	200	0	0	5 S Brundidge A manufacturing company and four other buildings were destroyed. Three tractor-trailers were overturned. One mobile home was damaged. Start: 31.6300/-85.8200 End: 31.6500/-85.7500
5	1989	3	5	1735	Talladega	F2	20.0	100	0	2	Childersburg-Talladega 21 mobile homes were destroyed. Two houses were destroyed, and 77 houses were damaged. Several businesses, a car dealership, and a hospital received major damage. Start: 33.2700/-86.3700 End: 33.4300/-86.1000
4	1989	3	5	1300	Jefferson	F0	0.3	20	0	0	Mount Olive A small tornado touched down near Interstate 65 and destroyed one business. Start: 33.6800/-86.8700 End: 33.6800/-86.8700
3	1989	2	20	2300	Winston	F2	5.0	200	0	0	1 N Haleyville One church, one mobile home, and five houses were damaged. Start: 34.2500/-87.6000 End: 34.3000/-87.5300
2	1989	2	20	2200	Marion	F2	10.0	440	0	0	8 S Hamilton Several roofs were damaged, and numerous buildings were destroyed at the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 and State Road 253. Start: 34.0300/-87.9800 End: 34.1300/-87.8200
1	1989	2	20	2130	Lamar	F2	9.0	440	0	0	3 N Sulligent 4 homes and 6 mobile homes received extensive damage. A grocery store was demolished. 36 homes were partly damaged. An area of timber was destroyed. Start: 33.9500/-88.1300 End: 34.0500/-88.0500

Alabama Tornadoes 1989

Alabama Tornado Database