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1942 Tornado Occurrences (9) | |||||||||||
Tornado # in Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
9 | 1942 | 12 | 5 | 2200 | Russell | F2 | 6.0 | 200 | 0 | 31 | Hurtsboro At least 20 homes were destroyed. Numerous trees were downed and livestock was killed. |
8 | 1942 | 3 | 16 | 1800 | Lauderdale | F3 | 1.5 | 400 | 2 | 30 | Waterloo 9 homes were destroyed and 15 were damaged. A couple were killed in one home. |
7 | 1942 | 2 | 6 | 0945 | Chambers | F2 | 11.0 | 200 | 0 | 13 | Milltown-Stroud-Standing Rock At least 6 homes were destroyed. |
6 | 1942 | 2 | 6 | 0830 | Autauga-Chilton-Elmore | F2 | 10.0 | 100 | 0 | 8 | Marbury-Verbena At least 4 homes were destroyed. |
5 | 1942 | 2 | 6 | 0245 | Franklin | F2 | 5.0 | 100 | 2 | 10 | 5 E Russellville 7 homes were destroyed near the Waco community. A mother and daughter were killed in one home. |
4 | 1942 | 2 | 6 | 0230 | Franklin | F2 | 5.0 | 100 | 1 | 25 | Russellville 15 homes were damaged or destroyed. |
3 | 1942 | 1 | 1 | 1400 | Monroe | F2 | 10.0 | 400 | 0 | 11 | Megargel-Excel At least 15 homes were damaged or destroyed. |
2 | 1942 | 1 | 1 | 1300 | Washington | F3 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deer Park-2 N McIntosh 2 homes were destroyed and miles of timber was leveled. |
1 | 1942 | 1 | 1 | 0535 | Mobile | F2 | 7.0 | 200 | 1 | 11 | Theodore 7 small homes were destroyed at Union Church. 3 homes and several businesses were destroyed in Theodore. One man was killed in an automobile. |
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