Alabama Tornado Database |
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| 1977 Tornado Occurrences (21) | |||||||||||
| Tornado # of Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
| 21 | 1977 | 11 | 30 | 0240 | Mobile | F1 | 0.2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 N Mobile One home was destroyed, 5 homes sustained heavy damage, and 8 homes reported minor damage. Several trees and power lines were blown down along the path. Start: 30.73/-88.08 End: 30.73/-88.08 |
| 20 | 1977 | 10 | 25 | 0700 | Baldwin Formed in Association with Unnamed Tropical Depression 1977 Hurricane Track Map |
F1 | 16.2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Foley-Robertsdale-Loxley Several homes sustained minor damage and one mobile home was overturned. Start: 30.40/-87.72 End: 30.63/-87.73 |
| 19 | 1977 | 9 | 6 | 1505 | Tuscaloosa Hurricane Babe Information Hurricane Babe Information 1977 Hurricane Map Babe Image 1977 |
F1 | 0.2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | Windham Springs Two small barns destroyed and 1 home damaged. Start: 33.52/-87.47 End: 33.52/-87.47 |
| 18 | 1977 | 9 | 6 | 1400 | Tuscaloosa Hurricane Babe Information Hurricane Babe Information 1977 Hurricane Map Babe Image 1977 |
F2 | 8.3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Cottondale-Holt Some uprooted trees and damage to outbuildings occurred at Cottondale and Holt. A dock at the North River Yacht Club was destroyed and several boats were damaged. The tornado moved NW. Start: 33.33/-87.57 End: 33.25/-87.47 |
| 17 | 1977 | 9 | 6 | 1005 | Wilcox Hurricane Babe Information Hurricane Babe Information Babe Image 1977 Storm Information |
F1 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Near Camden An eyewitness saw a tornado touch down briefly about two miles north of Camden. There were broken tree limbs and minor damage to outbuildings. Start: 32.00/-87.33 End: 32.00/-87.33 |
| 16 | 1977 | 7 | 17 | 1345 | Madison | F2 | 0.2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | Huntsville 2 trailers were destroyed and several buildings roofs and commercial signs were damaged. Start: 34.70/-86.58 End: 34.70/-86.58 |
| 15 | 1977 | 7 | 8 | 1615 | Jefferson | F2 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Near Warrior A cement plant was destroyed and the office unroofed. Roof damage also occurred in the area and there was heavy water damage to a warehouse and garage. Trees and powerlines were damaged. Start: 33.82/-86.82 End: 33.82/-86.82 |
| 14 | 1977 | 6 | 22 | 1945 | Etowah | F2 | 1.2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | Near Gadsden-6 NE Gadsden Two outbuildings were destroyed and 3 were damaged. Numerous trees were uprooted. Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was also reported. Start: 34.08/-85.93 End: 34.08/-85.93 |
| 13 | 1977 | 6 | 16 | 1545 | Mobile | F2 | 0.1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | Saraland One barn was damaged and numerous trees were blown down. Start: 30.82/-88.07 End: 30.82/-85.88 |
| 12 | 1977 | 5 | 26 | 1540 | Geneva | F1 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Geneva A small tornado touched down in the city of Geneva destroying a stadium fence and a doghouse. Start: 31.03/-85.88 End: 31.03/-85.88 |
| 11 | 1977 | 4 | 4 | 1500 | Jefferson Storm Survey Video Storm Report Video Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information Storm Information |
F5 | 14.7 | 550 | 22 | 130 | McDonald Chapel-Smithfield-Roebuck The powerful tornado touched down about 4 miles NW of downtown Birmingham. It moved NE at 60 mph finally lifting just E to the city of Tarrant. At its widest point it was 3/4 of a mile. 167 homes were destroyed and 48 had major damage. Daniel Payne College was badly damaged with dollar estimates around 1.3 million. Total storm damage amounted to 15 million dollars. Start: 33.52/-86.93 End: 33.60/-86.70 |
| 10 | 1977 | 4 | 4 | 1430 | Etowah Storm Information |
F2 | 4.7 | 150 | 0 | 4 | 3 S Southside-3 E Southside 3 homes and 6 trailers were destroyed. 17 outbuildings and 9 homes were damaged. Start: 33.88/-86.02 End: 33.93/-85.97 |
| 9 | 1977 | 4 | 4 | 1430 | St. Clair Storm Information |
F3 | 7.3 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 SE Ashville-7.4 NE Ashville Tornado traveled NE along highway 411. One house destroyed and 2 had major damage. Three mobile homes, 7 barns, and 1 small business all destroyed. Start: 33.83/-86.25 End: 33.90/-86.15 |
| 8 | 1977 | 4 | 4 | 1400 | St. Clair Storm Information |
F2 | 3.3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | Springville-3.3 E Springville Tornado touchdown destroyed 1 home and 5 barns and caused major damage to 4 homes and 5 barns. Start: 33.77/-86.47 End: 33.78/-86.15 |
| 7 | 1977 | 4 | 4 | 1230 | St. Clair Storm Information |
F2 | 0.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Ragland Brief tornado destroyed 2 houses and heavily damaged 3 others. Start: 33.73/-86.15 End: 33.73/-86.15 |
| 6 | 1977 | 4 | 4 | 1220 | Jackson Storm Information |
F2 | 6.9 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 2 S Section-1.4 N Dutton 16 homes and 4 farm buildings were damaged. Start: 34.55/-85.98 End: 34.63/-85.93 |
| 5 | 1977 | 4 | 4 | 1112 | Cullman Storm Information |
F2 | 5.9 | 200 | 0 | 3 | Hanceville-Center Hill 2 trailers were destroyed and one frame home suffered extensive damage. Many trees were uprooted. Start: 34.07/-86.77 End: 34.12/-86.68 |
| 4 | 1977 | 3 | 30 | 0835 | DeKalb | F2 | 2.5 | 50 | 0 | 1 | Fishers Crossroads One mobile home was destroyed and one person was injured inside. Start: 34.46/-85.66 End: 34.47/-85.63 |
| 3 | 1977 | 3 | 30 | 0815 | DeKalb | F3 | 9.2 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 4 SW Geraldine-5.2 NE Geraldine 3 small homes, 2 trailers, and 11 farm buildings were destroyed. Start: 34.33/-86.07 End: 34.38/-85.92 |
| 2 | 1977 | 3 | 29 | 1500 | Autauga-Elmore | F2 | 20.5 | 50 | 0 | 2 | Lake Jordan-Deatville Destroyed several houses and mobile homes at Fish Camp on Lake Jordan. Damaged school at Deatville. Start: 32.58/-86.52 End: 32.70/-86.20 |
| 1 | 1977 | 2 | 23 | 1900 | Greene Storm Information |
F2 | 0.2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | Eutaw A brief tornado caused extensive damage to two businesses and unroofed several houses. Start: 32.83/-87.88 End: 32.83/-87.88 |
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