Alabama Tornado Database
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| 1988 Tornado Occurrences (16) |
| Tornado # of Year |
Year |
Month |
Day |
Time (CST) |
County |
Damage Scale |
Path Length (Miles) |
Maximum Path Width (Yards) |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Location |
| 16 |
1988 |
11 |
26 |
1755 |
Walker |
F0 |
0.3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
9.0 N Jasper
The tornado destroyed a barn, blew the top off a mobile home, and downed several trees. The damage occurred in the Macedonia Community.
Start: 33.9800/-87.2800
End: 33.9800/-87.2800
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| 15 |
1988 |
11 |
20 |
0053 |
Tuscaloosa |
F3 |
0.5 |
400 |
0 |
8 |
Tuscaloosa
The tornado hit the southern part of Tuscaloosa. 15 homes destroyed, 25 with light to moderate damage, and 50 were slightly damaged.
Start: 33.2000/-87.5700
End: 33.2000/-87.5700
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| 14 |
1988 |
11 |
4 |
1905 |
Washington |
F2 |
12.0 |
200 |
0 |
0 |
Millry-St Stephens
Large trees were uprooted.
Start: 31.6300/-88.3200
End: 31.5300/-88.0500
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| 13 |
1988 |
11 |
4 |
1630 |
Lauderdale |
F0 |
0.3 |
200 |
0 |
0 |
12 NW Florence
Two houses were damaged in the Murphys Chapel community. Trees and power lines were blown down.
Start: 34.9300/-87.8300
End: 34.9300/-87.8300
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| 12 |
1988 |
11 |
4 |
1620 |
Franklin-Colbert-Lawrence |
F3 |
60.0 |
200 |
0 |
16 |
Tuscumbia-4 N Town Creek
A truck stop and restaurant were severely damaged in Colbert County. 9 homes wee destroyed and 38 were damaged. Several mobile homes were destroyed. Numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed and numerous trees were uprooted.
Start: 34.5700/-88.0800
End: 34.7300/-87.2300
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| 11 |
1988 |
9 |
16 |
1510 |
Tallapoosa |
F0 |
0.3 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 SE Dadeville
Numerous trees were downed in mainly rural areas.
Start: 32.7500/-85.6500
End: 32.7500/-85.6500
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| 10 |
1988 |
9 |
16 |
1230 |
Tallapoosa |
F0 |
0.5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Dadeville
Trees were uprooted and several signs were destroyed.
Start: 32.8300/-85.7500
End: 32.8300/-85.7500
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| 9 |
1988 |
9 |
16 |
1205 |
Dale |
F1 |
4.0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Fort Rucker-Lowe Field
Several trees were uprooted.
Start: 31.3300/-85.7200
End: 31.4000/-85.7200
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| 8 |
1988 |
5 |
24 |
1700 |
Marengo |
F1 |
0.5 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 SW Linden-1.0 N Linden
Numerous trees were blown down in a mainly rural area.
Start: 32.2800/-87.8300
End: 32.2800/-87.8300
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| 7 |
1988 |
5 |
16 |
1925 |
Pickens |
F1 |
0.5 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Pickensville
2 homes were moderately damaged and many trees and power lines were downed.
Start: 33.2300/-88.2700
End: 33.2300/-88.2700
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| 6 |
1988 |
5 |
9 |
1825 |
Jackson-DeKalb |
F2 |
15.0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
3 SW Stevenson-Cartersville
Trees were uprooted, 3 homes had their roofs removed, and one mobile home was destroyed.
Start: 34.8300/-85.9000
End: 34.7500/-85.5300
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| 5 |
1988 |
4 |
18 |
1745 |
Houston |
F0 |
1.0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Madrid
A tornado touched down in an open pasture with little to no damage.
Start: 31.0300/-85.3800
End: 31.0300/-85.3800
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| 4 |
1988 |
2 |
2 |
1800 |
Marengo |
F1 |
2.0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Marengo
The tornado touched down near SR 10/CR 6 near the Marengo Community. One mobile home was destroyed and several other structures were damaged.
Start: 32.0500/-87.8000
End: 32.0500/-87.8000
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| 3 |
1988 |
1 |
19 |
2120 |
Clay |
F1 |
5.0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
12.1 SE Ashland
The tornado touched down near SR 49 close to the county line. Numerous trees were downed, one chicken house was destroyed, and 2 homes were damaged in the Mellon Valley Community. Several other structures were damaged along the path.
Start: 33.1800/-85.8000
End: 33.2500/-85.7300
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| 2 |
1988 |
1 |
19 |
1815 |
Bibb-Shelby |
F1 |
6.0 |
440 |
0 |
0 |
Ashby-Montevallo
One mobile home was destroyed and several severely damaged. Many additional homes and business were damaged along the tornado path.
Start: 33.0200/-86.9200
End: 33.1000/-86.8700
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| 1 |
1988 |
1 |
19 |
1725 |
Cullman |
F3 |
10.0 |
440 |
0 |
35 |
Loretto-Cullman
Several buildings were damaged in Loretto. A distribution center had 75 trailer rigs severely damaged. Extensive damage occurred to a shopping center in Cullman. 13 homes, 15 mobile homes, and 6 businesses were destroyed. Hundreds of structures were damaged.
Start: 34.1200/-86.9000
End: 34.2500/-86.7700
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