Alabama Tornado Database
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| 1989 Tornado Occurrences (23) |
| Tornado # of Year |
Year |
Month |
Day |
Time (CST) |
County |
Damage Scale |
Path Length (Miles) |
Maximum Path Width (Yards) |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Location |
| 23 |
1989 |
11 |
15 |
1755 |
Jackson |
F1 |
1.0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
Stevenson
Several mobile homes and a few vehicles were destroyed. Large steel utility towers were twisted and a school roof was damaged.
Start: 34.8700/-85.8500
End: 34.8700/-85.8500
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| 22 |
1989 |
11 |
15 |
1643 |
Randolph |
F0 |
0.3 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
2 E Roanoke
Several mobile homes were damaged.
Start: 33.1500/-85.3200
End: 33.1500/-85.3200
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| 21 |
1989 |
11 |
15 |
1630 |
Madison
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Damage |
F4 |
18.5 |
880 |
21 |
463 |
Huntsville
Massive destruction in the city of Huntsville with many people injured or killed.
Start: 34.6500/-86.6500
End: 34.7800/-86.3700
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| 20 |
1989 |
11 |
15 |
1420 |
Clay |
F1 |
0.5 |
20 |
0 |
3 |
Mellow Valley Community
One home was destroyed. Three persons in this house were critically injured.
Start: 33.1800/-85.7500
End: 33.1800/-85.7500
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| 19 |
1989 |
11 |
8 |
0950 |
Houston |
F0 |
0.3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Dothan
One home had its awning blown off and part of a church was damaged. Trees were uprooted.
Start: 31.2300/-85.3700
End: 31.2300/-85.3700
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| 18 |
1989 |
11 |
8 |
0450 |
Houston |
F1 |
1.0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
Dothan
2 homes were destroyed and 50 car windows were blown out. 2 businesses received major damage and one had moderate damage. One office complex sustained major damage. Hundreds of trees were blown down.
Start: 31.2300/-85.3700
End: 31.2300/-85.3700
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| 17 |
1989 |
11 |
7 |
0100 |
Baldwin |
F0 |
0.3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
20 SE Bay Minette
One barn was damaged, trees were uprooted, and the roof was blown off a trailer.
Start: 30.6500/-87.5200
End: 30.6500/-87.5200
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| 16 |
1989 |
10 |
1 |
0635 |
Houston |
F1 |
5.0 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
2 NE Cottonwood
Numerous trees were uprooted. 4 automobiles were destroyed. 2 barns were demolished and 2 homes received minor damage.
Start: 31.0700/-85.2700
End: 31.1300/-85.2000
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| 15 |
1989 |
10 |
1 |
0530 |
Geneva |
F1 |
3.0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
3 SSE Fadette
One home was destroyed and 3 sustained minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
Start: 31.0000/-85.5200
End: 31.0200/-85.4800
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| 14 |
1989 |
7 |
16 |
1645 |
Pike |
F1 |
1.0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Brundidge
Pike County Elementary received roof damage.
Start: 31.7200/-85.8200
End: 31.7200/-85.8200
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| 13 |
1989 |
7 |
2 |
1123 |
Mobile |
F2 |
1.0 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
Belle Fontaine
Trees were leveled and a few homes were damaged.
Start: 30.5000/-88.1000
End: 30.5000/-88.1000
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| 12 |
1989 |
6 |
8 |
1859 |
Mobile |
F0 |
0.3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Dauphin Island
A waterspout moved onshore on the eastern end of the island. Trees and power lines were blown down.
Start: 30.2500/-88.1300
End: 30.2500/-88.1300
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| 11 |
1989 |
6 |
8 |
0855 |
Baldwin |
F0 |
0.3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
3 NW Lillian
8 homes and 2 barns were damaged.
Start: 30.4200/-87.4800
End: 30.4200/-87.4800
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| 10 |
1989 |
6 |
8 |
0851 |
Baldwin |
F1 |
2.0 |
20 |
0 |
10 |
Alabama Point-Orange Beach
One home was totally destroyed and 5 sustained major damage. 17 homes received minor damage. One mobile home was destroyed and one mobile home was damaged.
Start: 30.2800/-87.5700
End: 30.2800/-87.5700
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| 9 |
1989 |
5 |
19 |
1340 |
Baldwin |
F0 |
0.3 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
Weeks Bay
Little or no damage as a waterspout came ashore.
Start: 30.4000/-87.8200
End: 30.4000/-87.8200
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| 8 |
1989 |
4 |
4 |
2029 |
Mobile |
F0 |
0.3 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
Mobile
Trees and power lines were blown down. Several businesses received moderate damage.
Start: 30.7000/-88.0800
End: 30.7000/-88.0800
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| 7 |
1989 |
3 |
5 |
1940 |
Chambers-Randolph
Continued into Georgia |
F2
(F2) |
24.3
(54.3) |
167
(167) |
0
(1) |
0
(6) |
7 W Lafayette-White Plains
14 buildings were damaged, and 3 or 4 barns were destroyed.
Start: 32.9000/-85.5200
End: 33.1700/-85.2300
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| 6 |
1989 |
3 |
5 |
1930 |
Pike |
F1 |
5.0 |
200 |
0 |
0 |
5 S Brundidge
A manufacturing company and four other buildings were destroyed. Three tractor-trailers were overturned. One mobile home was damaged.
Start: 31.6300/-85.8200
End: 31.6500/-85.7500
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| 5 |
1989 |
3 |
5 |
1735 |
Talladega |
F2 |
20.0 |
100 |
0 |
2 |
Childersburg-Talladega
21 mobile homes were destroyed. Two houses were destroyed, and 77 houses were damaged. Several businesses, a car dealership, and a hospital received major damage.
Start: 33.2700/-86.3700
End: 33.4300/-86.1000
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| 4 |
1989 |
3 |
5 |
1300 |
Jefferson |
F0 |
0.3 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
Mount Olive
A small tornado touched down near Interstate 65 and destroyed one business.
Start: 33.6800/-86.8700
End: 33.6800/-86.8700
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| 3 |
1989 |
2 |
20 |
2300 |
Winston |
F2 |
5.0 |
200 |
0 |
0 |
1 N Haleyville
One church, one mobile home, and five houses were damaged.
Start: 34.2500/-87.6000
End: 34.3000/-87.5300
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| 2 |
1989 |
2 |
20 |
2200 |
Marion |
F2 |
10.0 |
440 |
0 |
0 |
8 S Hamilton
Several roofs were damaged, and numerous buildings were destroyed at the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 and State Road 253.
Start: 34.0300/-87.9800
End: 34.1300/-87.8200
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| 1 |
1989 |
2 |
20 |
2130 |
Lamar |
F2 |
9.0 |
440 |
0 |
0 |
3 N Sulligent
4 homes and 6 mobile homes received extensive damage. A grocery store was demolished. 36 homes were partly damaged. An area of timber was destroyed.
Start: 33.9500/-88.1300
End: 34.0500/-88.0500
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