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Alabama Tornado Database

1893 Tornado Occurrences (7 () Indicates Total Path Data Multi-State
Tornado # in Year Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Maximum Path Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Location
7 1893 11 7 NA Monroe NA NA NA NA NA Damage Location Unknown
Damage and location information was not available.
6 1893 4 19 2300 Dale

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F2 7 NA 0 1 4.7 SW Midland City-2.4 NE Midland City
At least 20 buildings, homes, churches, and businesses were unroofed or torn apart as the tornado tracked northeastward across southeast Dale County.
Approximate Location
Start: 31.27/-85.55
End: 31.34/-85.46
5 1893 4 19 2000 Choctaw

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**Started in Mississippi
F3
(F3)
14
(45.0)
800
(800)
0
(5)
10
(40)
9 WSW Lisman-5 NE Lisman
Hundreds of carcasses were scattered along the track in Mississippi and all the deaths occurred in Mississippi. Ten people were injured in Alabama. The tornado affected areas near Lisman and Pushmataha.
Approximate Location
Start: 32.15/-88.44
End: 32.22/-88.22
4 1893 4 19 NA Marengo F2 0 0 0 1 12.3 SE Thomaston
At least one large home was totally destroyed and one person was severely injured in the home.
Approximate Location
Start: 32.11/-87.52
3 1893 3 3 1930 Choctaw-Marengo

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NA 8 NA NA NA 4 SE Butler - 2 SW Putnam
No tornado damage information was available.
Approximate Location
Start: 32.05/-88.17
End: 32.01/-88.06
2 1893 3 3 1900 Chambers

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F2 15.0 0 2 6 6 N of Lafayette-10 NE Five Points
22 homes were destroyed and 30 others were damaged. A woman and a boy were killed in separate homes in the Chapel Hill and White Plains communities.
Approximate Location
Start: 32.99/-85.44
End: 33.14/-85.24
1 1893 3 3 1750 Sumter

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**Started in Mississippi
F3
(F3)
4
(26.0)
300
(300)
0
(4)
3
(15)
9 W Marion-Toomsuba-SE of Cuba
3 people were killed in Marion and one person was killed near the Alabama State Line. Several small homes were destroyed along the path.
Approximate
Start: 32.42/-88.41
End: 32.42/-88.34