Alabama Tornado Database |
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| 1920 Tornado Occurrences (7) () Indicates Total Path Data Multi-State | |||||||||||
| Tornado # in Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
| 7 | 1920 | 4 | 20 | 1230 | Madison Storm Information Information Article Storm Information |
F4 | 20.0 | 400 | 27 | 100 | 2 S Lily Flag-7 SE Huntsville Tenant homes, farms, large forest areas, and substantial country side homes were obliterated and swept away. The Gurley and Brownsboro communities were very hard hit. |
| 6 | 1920 | 4 | 20 | 1000 | Fayette-Walker-Winston-Cullman-Morgan Storm Information Information Article Storm Information |
F4 | 50.0 | 400 | 21 | 50 | SW Carbon Hill-Arley-Lacey 19 people were killed in the Arley and Helicon communities. Many homes were totally swept away in these rural communities. |
| 5 | 1920 | 4 | 20 | 0800 | Marion-Franklin-Colbert-Lawrence Storm Information Information Article Storm Information **(Started in Ms and moved through Oktibbeha, Clay, Monroe, & Itawamba Cos) |
F4 (F4) |
63 (130) |
800 (800) |
44 (88) |
350 (700) |
Bradley-NW Starkville-Bexar-NW Lawrence Co The tornado caused complete devistation along the path. 20 people were killed in Marion Co where numerous barns and homes were demolished. Data from MWR April `1920. |
| 4 | 1920 | 3 | 28 | 1445 | Elmore-Tallapoosa-Chambers Storm Survey Storm Information **Moved into Troup Co, Ga |
F4 (F4) |
47 (50) |
125 (125) |
17 (26) |
85 (125) |
Red Hill AL-West Point GA 17 people were killed and at least 60 homes destroyed in Alabama. The hardest hit areas were Agricola, Susanna, and Red Ridge. |
| 3 | 1920 | 3 | 28 | 1430 | Elmore Storm Survey Storm Information |
F2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 1 N Deatsville Barns and small homes were leveled. |
| 2 | 1920 | 3 | 28 | 1400 | Calhoun Storm Information |
F3 | 8.0 | 100 | 1 | 10 | Cedar Springs-West Point A small boy was killed near Cedar Springs. Many barns were destroyed and a considerable amount of timber was blown down. |
| 1 | 1920 | 3 | 17 | 1200 | Pike | F2 | 1.0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | E Troy One large home was destroyed just east of Troy. |
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