Alabama Tornadoes 1948

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Alabama Tornado Database 1948 United States Tornado Summary
1948 Tornado Occurrences (5)
Tornado # in Year	Year	Month	Day	Time (CST)	County	Damage Scale	Path Length (Miles)	Maximum Path Width in Yards	Fatalities	Injuries	Location
5	1948	4	6	1530	Clay	F2	1.5	200	0	3	Ashland 10 homes sustained roof damage and two schools were damaged. 30 additional structures were damaged.The tornado moved across Clay County toward the southeast.
4	1948	3	26	NA	Jefferson	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	No Information Available
3	1948	3	26	2317	Lee Image 1 Image 2	F2	1.0	80	0	4	Opelika Several homes were unroofed in northern Opelika. A train station and several warehouses were damaged.The tornado moved northeastward along the train tracks on the northern side of town.
2	1948	3	26	1915	Pickens	F3	4.0	100	3	40	Aliceville All of the fatalities occurred in homes that were totally destroyed. 20 homes were destroyed just west of Aliceville.
1	1948	3	16	0205	Colbert-Lauderdale	F2	4.0	100	0	3	E Florence-Wilson Dam 73 buildings were damaged in the East Hill community.

1948 Alabama Tornado Occurrences - Statewide

Alabama County Warning Areas

1948 North Atlantic Tropical System Map

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