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Alabama Tornado Database

1882 Tornado Occurrences (12)
Tornado # in Year Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Maximum Path Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Location
12 1882 4 22 1600 Choctaw NA NA NA NA NA Near Riderwood
Damage and path information was not available.
11 1882 4 22 1600 Dallas F2 15.0 400 5 20 14 S Selma
Several tenant homes were destroyed and deaths occurred on both sides of the path. Many more tornadoes may have occurred across Alabama this day.
10 1882 4 2 NA Etowah

Storm Information
NA NA NA NA NA Exact Location Unknown
The tornado tracked northeast. No other information was available. This information was taken from the Monthly Weather Review October 1925 - Tornadoes in Alabama.
9 1882 3 27 2300 Barbour F3 7.0 600 1 10 3 SSW Baker Hill
Railroad cars were thrown from the tracks. A large church was blown away. One farm had every building demolished as one man was killed. Additional tornado related deaths may have occurred in Alabama on this day.
8 1882 3 27 2300 Lee

Storm Information
F3 5.0 800 2 8 3 W Loachapoka-4 N Loachapoka
Many homes were damaged or destroyed. Two men were killed just north of Loachapoka.

Approximate Path
Start: 32.61/-85.65
End: 32.67/-85.59
7 1882 3 27 2200 Dallas F2 5.0 NA 3 15 Liberty Hill-Bear Creek Bottom
Every building was damaged or destroyed in Liberty Hill. Several people were killed on one plantation.
6 1882 3 27 2130 Henry F2 NA NA 1 1 N Abbeville
A farmer was killed and probably his wife too when a tornado hit the farm north of Abbeville. Many homes and cotton gins were destroyed.
5 1882 3 27 2100 Marengo

Storm Information
F2 NA NA 0 0 Nanafalia
2 homes were destroyed.
Approximate Location
Start: 32.12/-88.00
4 1882 3 27 2100 Pike

Storm Information
F2 7.0 NA 0 10 Henderson-Spring Hill
At least 6 homes were destroyed. Some people may have been killed.

Approximate Path
Start: 31.67/-86.07
End: 31.70/-85.96
3 1882 3 27 2000 Butler

Storm Information
F3 12.0 200 2 20 N Garland-5 SE Georgiana
At least 20 small homes were damaged or destroyed. A woman and a child were killed in separate homes.

Approximate Path
Start: 31.55/-86.85
End: 31.60/-86.65
2 1882 3 27 1430 Washington

Storm Information
NA NA NA NA NA Exact Location Unknown
The tornado tracked east. No other information was available. This information was taken from the Monthly Weather Review October 1925 - Tornadoes in Alabama.
1 1882 2 28 1145 Madison

Storm Information
NA NA 300 NA NA Exact Location Unknown
The tornado tracked northeast. No other information was available. This information was taken from the Monthly Weather Review October 1925 - Tornadoes in Alabama.