Alabama Tornado Database |
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1924 Tornado Occurrences (17) () 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 |
17 | 1924 | 12 | 7 | 2000 | Talladega | F3 | 4.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | SE Childersburg A knitting mill, a school, four warehouses, a store, and a machine shop were demolished. Several buildings were destroyed on farms. Most damaged occurred near the Bon Air community. |
16 | 1924 | 5 | 27 | 0630 | Macon-Russell | F2 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Hannon-5 NE Hurtsboro A home and store were destroyed near Hannon. |
15 | 1924 | 5 | 27 | 0445 | Etowah | F2 | 2.0 | 200 | 0 | 8 | 6 S Gadsden 3 homes were demolished and 3 were damaged. Several barns were destroyed. |
14 | 1924 | 5 | 27 | 0340 | Dallas | F2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 N Selma-Burnside Nine rural homes were torn apart and several barns were destroyed. |
13 | 1924 | 5 | 27 | 0215 | Walker | F3 | 3.0 | 400 | 11 | 7 | 3 N Empire A half a dozen homes were completely swept away. 8 people were killed in one home. |
12 | 1924 | 5 | 27 | 0030 | Pickens**(started in Noxubee Co, Ms) | F2 (F2) |
40.0 (65) |
0 (0) |
1 (2) |
10 (10) |
E Shuqualak-Lubbub Creek One person was killed in Mississippi. A lumber camp was hit near Lubbub Creek destroying several small homes and killing a child. |
11 | 1924 | 5 | 26 | 2355 | Marion**(moved through Lee & Itawamba Cos, Ms) | F3 (F3) |
9.0 (30) |
0 (0) |
0 (3) |
20 (20) |
12 W Hamilton 3 people were killed in Mississippi. One home was destroyed killing a woman just south of Bexar. |
10 | 1924 | 5 | 26 | 2345 | Limestone | F3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 E Elkmont One home was totally swept away. One couple and 6 children were killed in the home. |
9 | 1924 | 4 | 30 | 0630 | Pike-Barbour Storm Information |
F2 | 27.0 | 200 | 1 | 40 | E Tarentum-S Brundidge-Clio-Louisville Several barns and small homes were destroyed near Milo and near Brundidge. 15 tenant homes were destroyed and many mules were killed near Clio. One person was also killed in this area. Many farm buildings were destroyed in Barbour Co. |
8 | 1924 | 4 | 30 | 0550 | Bullock-Macon Storm Information |
F3 | 23.0 | 250 | 6 | 20 | 9 NW Union Springs-N Hannon The small community of Thompson was leveled. 6 people were killed and 20 buildings were destroyed. |
7 | 1924 | 4 | 30 | 0500 | Lee Storm Information |
F2 | 15.0 | 400 | 4 | 25 | 2 SE Auburn-1.5 N Opelika At least a dozen small homes were destroyed in the Gentry Hill Community where 3 people were killed. One other death occurred in a tenant home. |
6 | 1924 | 4 | 30 | 0450 | Butler Storm Information |
F3 | 1.0 | 100 | 1 | 10 | Greenville One well built home was destroyed. Other homes and businesses were unroofed. |
5 | 1924 | 4 | 30 | 0430 | Chambers-Randolph Storm Information |
F2 | 10.0 | 100 | 1 | 6 | 7 S Roanoke Several small homes were leveled south of Roanoke. One woman was killed in the finest built home in the county. |
4 | 1924 | 4 | 30 | 0245 | Autauga Storm Information |
F2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Autaugaville A barn and several tenant homes were destroyed near Autaugaville. Many homes were unroofed and the church was demolished. |
3 | 1924 | 2 | 4 | 1730 | Jefferson | F3 | 0.5 | 500 | 3 | 5 | Birmingham-Rocky Ridge One home was demolished and many more severely damaged. Three people were killed in the home and several were injured. |
2 | 1924 | 2 | 4 | 1700 | Walker | F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | SE Dora Several small homes were blown away. |
1 | 1924 | 2 | 4 | 0900 | Pike-Coffee | F2 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 NE Elba-Jack-Tarentum 5 buildings and one home were unroofed. |