Alabama Tornado Database |
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| 1974 Tornado Occurrences (39) | |||||||||||
| Tornado # of Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
| 39 | 1974 | 12 | 19 | 1630 | Pike | F3 | 11.3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 W Brundidge-5.5 ENE Banks 2 barns, 4 trailers and a brick house were totally destroyed with 3 other houses heavily damaged. 8 hogs blown 30 yards from their pen and killed. Start: 31.72/-85.88 End: 31.83/-85.75 |
| 38 | 1974 | 12 | 19 | 1404 | Pike | F3 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 8 N Troy 2 vehicles struck on U.S. 231. One fully loaded truck was flipped several times and another smaller truck was spun around and had the rear window broken. Injury occurred as first vehicle was flipped and was minor. Start: 31.93/-85.97 End: 31.93/-85.97 |
| 37 | 1974 | 11 | 11 | 1400 | Covington | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Smyrna One home suffered minor roof damage and a barn was heavily damaged. Start: 31.20/-86.50 End: 31.20/-86.50 |
| 36 | 1974 | 11 | 5 | 0300 | Escambia | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Huxford Brief tornado heavily damaged one building and one barn. Start: 31.22/-87.47 End: 31.22/-87.47 |
| 35 | 1974 | 11 | 4 | 2300 | Jefferson | F1 | 1.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Birmingham Minor roof damage and broken windows to about 12 homes. 6 large hanger doors were torn away at the airport and 10 aircraft were affected in and near the hanger. Start: 33.55/-86.79 End: 33.57/-86.74 |
| 34 | 1974 | 10 | 15 | 1530 | Blount-Marshall | F1 | 28.8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Cleveland-Albertville Several chicken houses destroyed and water was sucked from a small pond in Cleveland. An automobile was overturned in Albertville, injuring one of the occupants. Start: 33.98/-86.58 End: 34.27/-86.22 |
| 33 | 1974 | 9 | 7 | 1805 | Baldwin 1974 Hurricane Maps Hurricane Carmen Information Hurricane Carmen Information |
F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Daphne A tornado was reported by the public moving northward in the vicinity of Daphne. Start: 30.60/-87.79 End: 30.60/-87.79 |
| 32 | 1974 | 9 | 2 | 1210 | Mobile | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Near Big Creek Lake A tornado was reported by the public south of Wilmer moving through a rural area. Start: 30.78/-88.35 End: 30.78/-88.35 |
| 31 | 1974 | 8 | 30 | 1215 | Geneva | F0 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 8 S Samson Weak tornado produce minor damage to a home and snapped a few trees. Start: 30.98/-86.05 End: 30.98/-86.05 |
| 30 | 1974 | 7 | 20 | 1530 | Monroe | F0 | 0.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 N Beatrice Several trees and power lines were blown down. Start: 31.75/-87.22 End: 31.75/-87.22 |
| 29 | 1974 | 7 | 8 | 2020 | Colbert | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | N Cherokee Several boats were damaged along the lake. Start: 34.75/-87.97 End: 34.75/-87.97 |
| 28 | 1974 | 5 | 2 | 1330 | Marshall | F2 | 2.0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | Mt Hebron One home was demolished. Several farm buildings were destroyed. Start: 34.14/-86.30 End: 34.15/-86.27 |
| 27 | 1974 | 4 | 22 | 1235 | Perry | F2 | 2.0 | 800 | 0 | 0 | Marion Radio station WJAM unroofed. Transmitter tower demolished. Tornado was at roof level. Start: 32.63/-87.31 End: 32.65/-87.28 |
| 26 | 1974 | 4 | 8 | 1525 | Henry | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Tembleton-Haleburg One church was unroofed, several homes were damaged, and several mobile homes were damaged. Start: 31.40/-85.13 End: 31.40/-85.13 |
| 25 | 1974 | 4 | 4 | 1700 | Houston Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Near Columbia Public reported a tornado 15 miles east of Dothan moving east-northeast at 40 mph. Only minor damage was noted. Start: 31.30/-85.10 End: 31.30/-85.10 |
| 24 | 1974 | 4 | 4 | 1525 | Dale Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Near Midland City Public reported a tornado moving northeast at 45 mph. Only minor damage was noted. Start: 31.32/-85.50 End: 31.32/-85.50 |
| 23 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 2124 | Morgan-Limestone-Madison-Jackson Storm Information Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F3 | 46.5 | 700 | 2 | 7 | 7 SE Decatur-Redstone Arsenal-NW Princeton Redstone Arsenal was severely damaged. Homes, trailers, businesses, and a school were destroyed. Many homes were destroyed om Monte Santo Mountain. Several trailers were destroyed near Princeton. Numerous reports of strange optical phenomenon were reported including ball lightning. Start: 34.53/-86.90 End: 34.85/-86.18 |
| 22 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1950 | Lamar-Marion-Winston-Lawrence-Morgan Storm Information Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Started in Mississippi |
F5 | 79.5 | 500 | 28 | 272 | 15 NNE Columbus-6N Vernon-Guin-Delmar-NW Danville-6 ESE Decatur An estimated 23 people were killed and 250 were injured in Guin as this damage was possibly the most intense to ever hit Alabama. 5 were killed in Delmar. Along the path, 546 buildings were destroyed, 330 were heavily damaged. 191 mobile homes destroyed and 59 were heavily damaged. 60 small businesses were destroyed or heavily damaged. Most of Guin was devastated. Start: 33.83/-88.13 End: 34.50/-87.00 |
| 21 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1835 | Limestone-Madison Storm Information Storm Report Storm Pictures Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Continued into Tennessee |
F5 (F5) |
40.6 (83.3) |
500 (500) |
16 (16) |
190 (190) |
8 SSW Athens-Vanntown At least 19 people were injured in one home. 16 of the fatalities occurred in Alabama. This tornado path was separated by only one half of a mile from the tornado that moved through earlier. Over 1000 buildings were destroyed by both tornadoes. There was no effort made to separate the damage totals. Start: 34.70/-87.05 End: 35.00/-86.43 |
| 20 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1800 | Cherokee Storm Information Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F3 | 20.9 | 100 | 0 | 9 | 6 SW Centre-Alexis Several trailers were destroyed at Moshat. Several more mobile homes were destroyed and blown into Weiss Lake near Spring Creek. At least 5 homes were damaged. Start: 34.05/-85.82 End: 34.20/-85.50 |
| 19 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1735 | Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Fayette-Walker-Cullman Storm Information Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F4 | 110.6 | 500 | 3 | 178 | Aliceville-Jasper-5.1 NW Holly Pond Downtown Jasper was hardest hit area. Numerous stores/commercial buildings damaged and several destroyed. The Walker County courthouse was severely damaged and the fire station was demolished. Along the entire path, 500 buildings were destroyed and 381 were severely damaged. 56 mobile homes destroyed with 13 having major damage. One killed in Cullman and 2 others in Berry, Fayette Co. There were 36 injuries in Cullman Co. and 102 in Walker Co. Start: 33.27/-88.20 End: 34.27/-86.70 |
| 18 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1730 | Franklin Storm Information Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F2 | 12.8 | 350 | 0 | 4 | 2 NW Phil Campbell-SE Oak Grove A mobile home factory was heavily damaged and one home was destroyed. Start: 34.33/-87.73 End: 34.42/-87.53 |
| 17 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1715 | Lawrence-Limestone-Morgan-Madison Storm Information Storm Report Storm Pictures Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F5 | 52.0 | 500 | 28 | 267 | Mt Hope-3 NW Moulton-ESE Harvest 14 people were killed near the Mt Moriah community as many tried fleeing the tornado. The tornado swept away home after home killing 14 more people just west of Moulton. Total devastation occurred along the path. 14 people died in Lawrence Co, 5 were killed in Limestone Co, and 9 lost their lives in Madison Co. Start: 34.47/-87.48 End: 34.83/-86.70 |
| 16 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1650 | Cleburne Storm Information Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Continued into Georgia |
F2 (F2) |
10.4 (65.9) |
150 (150) |
0 (1) |
0 (20) |
7.5 NW Ranburne-6.3 SE Fruithurst The damage in Alabama was mainly to trees. Many homes and businesses were destroyed along the path in Georgia. Start: 33.55/-85.47 End: 33.67/-85.35 |
| 15 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1621 | Calhoun Storm Information Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F1 | 1.0 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 12 N Anniston Trees and power lines down on Route 204. Start: 33.87/-85.83 End: 33.87/-85.83 |
| 14 | 1974 | 4 | 3 | 1530 | Jefferson Storm Information Storm Report Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F2 | 1.0 | 800 | 0 | 0 | Concord 1 building destroyed. 1 house and 1 mobile home damaged. Start: 33.45/-87.05 End: 33.45/-87.05 |
| 13 | 1974 | 4 | 2 | 0100 | Chambers | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 NW Lanett Damage to wooded area. Start: 32.88/-85.23 End: 32.88/-85.23 |
| 12 | 1974 | 4 | 1 | 2140 | Madison | F3 | 8.4 | 800 | 1 | 6 | Huntsville The Sherwood and Research Park areas suffered severe damage. Homes were unroofed and walls were blown out. The death and injuries occurred in a mobile home park north of Huntsville. Start: 34.70/-86.72 End: 34.75/-86.58 |
| 11 | 1974 | 4 | 1 | 2130 | Blount | F2 | 16.9 | 800 | 0 | 11 | Hayden-Locust Fork-Oneonta 3 houses and 13 mobile homes destroyed. 4 houses and 7 mobile homes heavily damaged. Main damage in Oneonta was to a mobile home park on route 75 NE. About 2/3 of property damage was at Hayden. Start: 33.88/-86.77 End: 33.95/-86.48 |
| 10 | 1974 | 4 | 1 | 1705 | Tuscaloosa | F2 | 16.3 | 800 | 0 | 6 | Moores Bridge-Samantha Widespread damage along the path. All injuries were minor. Start: 33.43/-87.83 End: 33.43/-87.55 |
| 9 | 1974 | 3 | 29 | 0013 | Tuscaloosa | F0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 WNW Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Police reported brief touchdown near U.S. Highway 82. No significant damage. Start: 33.30/-87.70 End: 33.30/-87.70 |
| 8 | 1974 | 3 | 19 | 1630 | Baldwin | F0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Stockton Several trees and power lines were blown down. Start: 31.00/-87.90 End: 31.00/-87.90 |
| 7 | 1974 | 2 | 6 | 1645 | Houston | F1 | 1.0 | 800 | 0 | 0 | Dothan Numerous trees and power lines were snapped off. Additional damage was only minor. Start: 31.22/-85.38 End: 31.22/-85.38 |
| 6 | 1974 | 2 | 6 | 1530 | Baldwin | F0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Pine Grove A few trees were blown down and one barn was damaged. Start: 30.97/-87.78 End: 30.97/-87.78 |
| 5 | 1974 | 1 | 28 | 1030 | Houston | F2 | 0.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 SE Dothan State Troopers reported brief small tornado that unroofed a barn. Start: 31.17/-85.28 End: 31.17/-85.28 |
| 4 | 1974 | 1 | 28 | 0522 | Fayette | F3 | 0.8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Southern Fayette Co. 1 house seriously damaged with moderate damage to 10 other homes and a manufacturing plant. About 40 homes received minor damage. Tree and utility pole damage. Start: 33.67/-87.83 End: 33.67/-87.83 |
| 3 | 1974 | 1 | 28 | 0500 | Lamar | F2 | 0.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8W Vernon Mobile home and barn demolished. Huge trees uprooted, windows broken and roof blown from a nearby house. Start: 33.75/-88.18 End: 33.75/-88.18 |
| 2 | 1974 | 1 | 26 | 1700 | Randolph | F3 | 21.3 | 150 | 1 | 7 | Rock Stand-Highway-Haywood-Moores-Bethal Intial damage was at Rock Stand where a barn was unroofed and trees down. Funnel then lifted and touched down at Tin Shop community when 2 trailers were destroyed and a house damaged. At the Highway community, 2 frame houses were destroyed killing 1 occupant and seriously injuring 2 others. At Haywood, a trailer and a house wre destroyed with heavy damage to another house, trailer, workshop and 5 barns. Near Moores Store and Bethal, 1 house and 2 trailers were damaged and 2 buildings destroyed. Remaining injuries were minor. Start: 33.13/-85.47 End: 33.40/-85.28 |
| 1 | 1974 | 1 | 20 | 1325 | Pike | F2 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Goshen Slight damage to a home and destroyed a chicken house killing 12,000 chickens. Start: 31.72/-86.12 End: 31.72/-86.12 |
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