Alabama Tornadoes 1917

Alabama Tornado Database
1917 Tornado Occurrences (13)
Tornado # in Year	Year	Month	Day	Time (CST)	County	Damage Scale	Path Length (Miles)	Maximum Path Width(Yards)	Fatalities	Injuries	Location
13	1917	5	28	0100	Madison-Marshall-Jackson Storm Information Storm Information	F3	18.0	200	6	35	Near New Hope At least 20 homes were demolished and deaths occurred in at least 4 separate homes.
12	1917	5	28	0045	Talladega Storm Information Storm Information	F2	0	800	1	4	Sylacauga Many homes, businesses, and warehouses were destroyed. The tornado moved right through the business district.
11	1917	5	28	0010	Tuscaloosa-Bibb Storm Information Storm Information	F2	18.0	300	1	10	SE Tuscaloosa-Woodstock 15 homes were destroyed and a woman was killed in a horse stable.
10	1917	5	27	2235	Tuscaloosa Storm Information Storm Information	F3	5.0	500	5	10	Windham Springs At least 24 homes were damaged or destroyed. 5 people were killed in three homes.
9	1917	5	27	2145	Blount Storm Information Storm Information	F2	0	0	1	15	Lees Chapel At least one person was killed as small homes were demolished near Lees Chapel.
8	1917	5	27	2045	Walker Storm Information Storm Information	F3	17.0	800	9	100	Carbon Hill-Manchester Two people died in a home in Kansas. 6 people were killed in Carbon Hill. One death occurred just north of Manchester. 200 homes were damaged or destroyed near Carbon Hill.
7	1917	5	27	2045	Jefferson-Blount Storm Information Storm Information	F4	25.0	800	27	100	Sayre-Bradford-Village Springs Dozens of small homes were blown away in Sayre as 9 people where killed. 17 people were killed in Bradford. An infant was killed in Village Springs.
6	1917	3	27	0030	Pike-Crenshaw	F3	25.0	500	9	50	SW Petrey-Ansley-Shellhorn-3 W Saco Most buildings in Petrey were destroyed. Four people died in rural northern Pike County.
5	1917	3	26	1300	Hale	F2	5.0	800	1	0	Prairieville At least 20 homes were unroofed or damaged. One blacksmith was killed.
4	1917	2	23	1530	Coosa-Clay	F3	15.0	600	9	50	3 WSW Stewartville-5 ENE Hollins 2 teachers were killed and 15 students injured near Stewartville. 2 churches and 22 homes were destroyed near Hollins. 6 people were killed in that location. 3 people were killed at Midway.
3	1917	2	23	1515	Elmore	F2	0.5	0	0	2	Wetumpka Several homes were unroofed and many barns were destroyed.
2	1917	2	23	1400	Russell	F2	0	0	0	0	Hurtsboro Several homes were unroofed. One mill and several warehouses were damaged.
1	1917	2	23	1400	Hale-Perry	F3	17.0	0	6	15	Whitsett-W Newburn-E Greensboro-Rosemary Several small homes were completely swept away in Hale Co and that is where all the deaths occurred. Several barns were destroyed.

Alabama Tornadoes 1917

Alabama Tornado Database