Alabama Tornado Database |
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| 1985 Tornado Occurrences (42) | |||||||||||
| Tornado # of Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
| 42 | 1985 | 11 | 29 | 1120 | Barbour | F1 | 0.2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | Eufaula Two buildings were heavily damaged and several others sustained roof damage. Start: 31.88/-85.15 End: 31.88/-85.15 |
| 41 | 1985 | 10 | 29 | 0950 | Baldwin Hurricane Juan Information Hurricane Juan Information Atlantic Hurricane Tracks |
F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Orange Beach Brief tornado damaged a car and a store. Start: 30.28/-87.57 End: 30.28/-87.57 |
| 40 | 1985 | 10 | 28 | 1115 | Escambia Hurricane Juan Information Hurricane Juan Information Atlantic Hurricane Tracks |
F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Flomaton Brief tornado uprooted trees and overturned a mobile home. Start: 31.00/-87.27 End: 31.00/-87.27 |
| 39 | 1985 | 10 | 28 | 1100 | Covington Hurricane Juan Information Hurricane Juan Information Atlantic Hurricane Tracks |
F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Florala Brief tornado uprooted trees, damaged a house, and destroyed a barn. Start: 31.00/-86.33 End: 31.00/-86.33 |
| 38 | 1985 | 9 | 23 | 0930 | Conecuh | F2 | 22.0 | 100 | 0 | 4 | London-Castleberry-Fairview Three people were injured in a demolished home. One man was injured as his truck was destroyed by a falling tree. Some structural damage was reported. Start: 31.30/-87.10 End: 31.63/-87.01 |
| 37 | 1985 | 9 | 23 | 0640 | Washington | F1 | 7.0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | Wagarville-Leroy Several trees were blown down. Start: 31.43/-88.05 End: 31.50/-87.98 |
| 36 | 1985 | 9 | 23 | 0630 | Baldwin | F0 | 0.2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | Loxley One truck was overturned and one building had its roof removed. Shingle damage was reported on 3 homes. Start: 30.62/-87.75 End: 30.62/-87.75 |
| 35 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1609 | Etowah Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F0 | 0.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | W Attalla Brief tornado touchdown in wooded area between US 11 and I-59. Start: 34.02/-86.08 End: 34.02/-86.08 |
| 34 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1530 | Madison Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 E Madison-1 SE Jeff Several mobile homes were damaged and several trees were blown down. Start: 34.70/-86.70 End: 34.81/-86.70 |
| 33 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1420 | Cullman Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F2 | 10.0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | Colony-3 ESE Hanceville At least 10 homes were damaged and several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. Start: 33.97/-86.88 End: 34.05/-86.72 |
| 32 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1408 | Madison Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F2 | 13.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Redstome Arsenal-Monrovia-Jeff One building was damaged in Redstone Aresenal and several homes were damaged along the path. Start: 34.68/-86.70 End: 34.82/-86.72 |
| 31 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1400 | Clay Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F0 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Barfield One chicken house was unroofed. Several spotters followed the storm and reported two funnels simultaneously but only a brief touchdown. Start: 33.35/-85.72 End: 33.35/-85.72 |
| 30 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1348 | Jefferson Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Labuco One home was damaged in western Jefferson County. Start: 33.63/-87.07 End: 33.63/-87.07 |
| 29 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1330 | Jackson Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Section Several trees were uprooted. Start: 34.58/-85.98 End: 34.58/-85.98 |
| 28 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1320 | Cullman Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 5.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 N Hanceville-1 E Berlin Several trees were blown down and some homes were damaged. Start: 34.12/-86.77 End: 34.18/-86.73 |
| 27 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1316 | Lauderdale Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 0.2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 NW Florence Several trees were blown down. Start: 34.93/-87.83 End: 34.93/-87.83 |
| 26 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1315 | Cullman-Morgan Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F3 | 32.0 | 100 | 0 | 6 | 3 W Hanceville-Valhermoso Springs Numerous homes were damaged and numerous trees were blown down. Several of the homes were completely demolished. Massive damage across northern Cullman County. Start: 34.07/-86.83 End: 34.50/-86.68 |
| 25 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1255 | Cullman Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F0 | 0.8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | Wheat Brief touchdown in a rural area with only tree damage. Start: 34.02/-87.10 End: 34.02/-87.10 |
| 24 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1245 | Jefferson Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 0.2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 E Birmingham At least one home was damaged by falling trees just east of the Birmingham Airport. Start: 33.57/-86.67 End: 33.57/-86.67 |
| 23 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1233 | Cullman Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 0.6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Cold Springs One home was damaged and some outbuildings were destroyed. Start: 33.98/-87.03 End: 33.98/-87.03 |
| 22 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1230 | Walker Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 NW Sumiton A tornado briefly touched down in the Rocky Hollow area. At least one mobile home was destroyed. Start: 33.77/-87.08 End: 33.77/-87.08 |
| 21 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1218 | Walker-Jefferson Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 3.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | West Jefferson-3 SE Dora 3 homes were damaged in West Jefferson. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the path. Start: 33.65/-87.07 End: 33.70/-87.12 |
| 20 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1155 | Jefferson Hurricane Danny Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F2 | 3.0 | 600 | 0 | 0 | Oak Grove-Alliance One barn and a few smaller out buildings were destroyed. Two buildings in a church complex were destroyed. Several additional buildings received minor damage and numerous trees were downed. Start: 33.48/-87.10 End: 33.53/-87.12 |
| 19 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1140 | Morgan-Limestone Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F3 | 45.0 | 100 | 0 | 2 | Danville-Salem Numerous homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed. Start: 34.37/-87.08 End: 34.99/-87.12 |
| 18 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1135 | Colbert Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F2 | 8.0 | 100 | 0 | 2 | Spring Valley-Muscle Shoals Several homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed. Start: 34.65/-87.63 End: 34.75/-87.67 |
| 17 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1120 | Lawrence Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 SE Moulton Several trees were blown down and some landed on vehicles. Start: 34.42/-87.22 End: 34.42/-87.22 |
| 16 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1010 | Walker Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F2 | 1.5 | 130 | 0 | 5 | Jasper A large industrial supply shop, an auto parts building, and two mobile home sales offices were heavily damaged along US 78. Several homes and automobiles were damaged mainly due to falling trees. The tornado was photographed. Start: 33.83/-87.26 End: 33.85/-87.26 |
| 15 | 1985 | 8 | 16 | 1000 | Walker Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Information Hurricane Danny Observations |
F2 | 1.3 | 120 | 1 | 1 | Parrish A 66 year old woman was killed when the tornado destroyed her mobile home. 15 commercial buildings, 12 homes, and one mobile home were damaged or destroyed. Several vehicles were flipped over and one man was injured. Start: 33.73/-87.28 End: 33.73/-87.28 |
| 14 | 1985 | 8 | 1 | 1619 | Cullman | F0 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Good Hope A brief tornado touched down in a rural area with little or no damage. Start: 34.10/-86.87 End: 34.10/-86.87 |
| 13 | 1985 | 7 | 6 | 0300 | Baldwin | F0 | 1.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Daphne A waterspout moved onshore and damaged one home and knocked a few trees down. Start: 30.60/-87.90 End: 30.60/-87.90 |
| 12 | 1985 | 6 | 7 | 1835 | Clay | F1 | 0.2 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 12 SE Ashland A torndo touched down near the Mt. Olive Church in southeast Clay County. Windows were blown out of several homes and the church received substantial damage. Start: 33.13/-85.68 End: 33.13/-85.68 |
| 11 | 1985 | 5 | 1 | 1755 | Baldwin | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Fort Morgan A small tornado touched down and blew down some trees and power lines along the Fort Morgan Highway. Start: 30.23/-87.78 End: 30.23/-87.78 |
| 10 | 1985 | 5 | 1 | 1437 | Lamar | F2 | 3.2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Near Military Grove Church-Moscow 2 homes were destroyed, 8 homes were damaged, one mobile home was damaged, and several vehicles were damaged. One vehicles was overturned but the man escaped uninjured. Start: 33.83/-88.13 End: 33.87/-88.10 |
| 9 | 1985 | 4 | 14 | 1920 | Madison | F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Huntsville A tornado briefly touched down and damaged one building, knocked a power poles down, and broke some car windows. Start: 34.72/-86.65 End: 34.72/-86.65 |
| 8 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 1745 | Talladega-Calhoun | F2 | 3.0 | 200 | 0 | 5 | Oxford area 5 people were injured in a mobile park near Oxford. Wind gusts of 85 mph were recorded at the Oxford Airport. Several airplanes were damaged, several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, and several trees were downed. Start: 33.57/-85.88 End: 33.60/-85.83 |
| 7 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 1720 | St. Clair-Talladega | F3 | 3.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Logan Martin Dam-Alpine Several trees were downed and several buildings were damaged near Alpine. A large crane was toppled and some steel transmission towers were knocked down near the dam. Start: 33.48/-86.30 End: 33.45/-86.30 |
| 6 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 1715 | Blount | F1 | 1.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Near Locust Fork No information available. Start: 33.87/-86.65 End: 33.87/-86.65 |
| 5 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 1710 | Etowah | F3 | 8.0 | 500 | 0 | 1 | Union-Sardis City-Smith Chapel 10 homes were destroyed, cars were blown into houses, one community was totally destroyed, one stable was destroyed, and 7 chicken houses were demolished. One woman was injured in her pickup truck. Start: 34.13/-86.18 End: 34.20/-86.05 |
| 4 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 1645 | Marshall | F3 | 8.0 | 277 | 0 | 5 | Albertville Numerous homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Numerous barns and chicken houses were destroyed. The greatest damage occurred near US 431 in Albertville. Start: 34.20/-86.32 End: 34.28/-86.20 |
| 3 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 1634 | Cullman | F3 | 3.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Goldridge-Etha One brick home was totally destroyed. Several outbuildings and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. Start: 34.27/-85.75 End: 34.30/-86.70 |
| 2 | 1985 | 2 | 11 | 0450 | Baldwin | F1 | 2.0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | Loxley Several outbuildings were destroyed, one home was unroofed, and one barn was unroofed. Several other homes sustained roof damage. Start: 30.61/-87.76 End: 30.63/-87.74 |
| 1 | 1985 | 1 | 31 | 1652 | Autauga | F0 | 0.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Prattville Tornado touched down in wooded swampy area near the Autauga County Airport. Several trees were uprooted along the path. Start: 32.43/-86.53 End: 32.43/-86.53 |
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