Alabama Tornado Database
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1953 Tornado Occurrences (23) () Indicates Total Path Data Multi-State | |||||||||||
Tornado # of Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
23 | 1953 | 12 | 6 | 0800 | Henry | F2 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Headland At least 15 homes were destroyed. Start: 31.34/-85.35 End: 31.36/-85.33 |
22 | 1953 | 12 | 6 | 0700 | Henry | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 NW Headland Brief touchdown occurred in the Napier Field vicinity about 10 miles north of Dothan. No damage reported. Start: 31.38/-85.40 End: 31.38/-85.40 |
21 | 1953 | 5 | 4 | 1900 | Jefferson | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Near Bessemer Spotters observed tornado touchdown in a rural area along the Warrior River. Little or no damage reported. Start: 33.40/-86.97 End: 33.40/-86.97 |
20 | 1953 | 5 | 4 | 1830 | Marion | F1 | 0.2 | 67 | 0 | 2 | Near Winfield 1 home and 5 other buildings were destroyed. Start: 33.92/-87.82 End: 33.92/-87.82 |
19 | 1953 | 5 | 1 | 2000 | Choctaw Storm Information |
F4 | 10.0 | 200 | 2 | 3 | 1 S Riderwood-2 N Lisman 2 homes were disintegrated at Yantley. Debris was thrown over a half mile. Start: 32.10/-88.33 End: 32.32/-88.28 |
18 | 1953 | 5 | 1 | 2000 | Jefferson Storm Information |
F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Trussville 5 homes were destroyed, 1 other building destroyed, and 1 other building damaged. Start: 33.62/-86.62 End: 33.62/-86.62 |
17 | 1953 | 5 | 1 | 1930 | Clay Storm Information |
F4 | 12.1 | 440 | 7 | 12 | N Millerville-S Lineville 19 homes destroyed and 50 homes damaged. 36 other buildings were destroyed and 57 other buildings were damaged. Numerous chickens were killed and stripped of their feathers. Start: 33.22/-85.93 End: 33.30/-85.75 |
16 | 1953 | 5 | 1 | 1715 | Chilton Storm Information |
F2 | 1.5 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 4 S Calera - Minooka 3 homes and 6 barns were destroyed. 5 homes were damaged. The damage occurred in and near the Minooka Community. Start: 33.05/-86.77 End: 33.05/-86.75 |
15 | 1953 | 4 | 18 | 1700 | Lee-Russell Continued into Georgia |
F3 (F3) |
34.7 (39.8) |
200 (400) |
6 (8) |
195 (495) |
Near Loachapoka - Phenix City At least 50 homes were destroyed. 4 people died near Smiths in a small home. One person died near Phenix City. Start: 32.60/-85.58 End: 32.50/-85.00 |
14 | 1953 | 4 | 18 | 1700 | Shelby Storm Report Storm Information |
F3 | 16.51 | 400 | 8 | 495 | Siluria (Alabaster) A large tornado moved through central Shelby County. Specific information on the tornado path was estimated from damage description. The tornado destroyed the Buck Creek Cotton Mill in Siluria. Numerous homes were destroyed and many trees were mowed down. Damage was extensive. Start: 33.2288/-86.8831 End: 33.2532/-86.5985 |
13 | 1953 | 4 | 12 | 0340 | Blount | F1 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 SSW Hayden Damaged occurred in a rural area. One building was destroyed and 2 were damaged. Start: 33.85/-86.77 End: 33.85/-86.77 |
12 | 1953 | 4 | 6 | 1545 | Jefferson | F3 | 0.5 | 37 | 0 | 12 | Bessemer 2 outbuildings destroyed and a few others damaged in McAdory. Start: 33.32/-87.00 End: 33.32/-87.00 |
11 | 1953 | 3 | 22 | 1900 | Lauderdale | F2 | 1.0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 6 W Florence One church was destroyed and several buildings were damaged. A few hangars were damaged and 2 light aircraft were damaged at the Sky Harbor Airport. Start: 34.85/-87.62 End: 34.85/-87.62 |
10 | 1953 | 3 | 18 | 1422 | Mobile | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | Mobile At least 7 homes were damaged on the south side of Mobile in the Crichton area. Start: 30.70/-88.12 End: 30.70/-88.12 |
9 | 1953 | 2 | 20 | 1900 | Franklin | F2 | 7.1 | 220 | 0 | 6 | Vina-N Dempsey 6 Homes were unroofed and an additional 75 buildings were either damaged or destroyed. Start: 34.38/87.07 End: 34.42/-87.95 |
8 | 1953 | 2 | 20 | 1645 | Walker | F2 | 0.7 | 100 | 0 | 1 | Macedonia 5 homes and 27 buildings were destroyed. 2 homes and 3 buildings damaged. This occurred in the Macedonia Community NNW of Jasper. Start: 33.93/-87.37 End: 33.93/-87.37 |
7 | 1953 | 2 | 20 | 1630 | Marion | F2 | 0.5 | 300 | 0 | 2 | Near Winfield 7 homes were destroyed and 5 were damaged. 11 other buildings were destroyed and 2 others were damaged. Start: 33.95/-87.80 End: 33.95/-87.80 |
6 | 1953 | 2 | 20 | 1610 | Colbert | F3 | 0.1 | 20 | 1 | 8 | Wheeler Mountain - SW Tuscumbia The tornado moved northeast SW of Tuscumbia. A woman was killed and her husband and 6 children were injured in a farm house. The farm house was thrown over 100 feet. 6 additional homes were damaged. Start: 34.70/-87.70 End: 34.70/-87.70 |
5 | 1953 | 1 | 23 | 0500 | Washington-Clarke | F3 | 6.5 | 300 | 0 | 1 | St. Stephens-Jackson 3 homes were destroyed near the Warrior-Tombigbee Locks. 9 barns and outbuildings were also destroyed. Start: 31.53/-88.00 End: 31.57/-87.90 |
4 | 1953 | 1 | 20 | 1630 | Blount | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | ENE Blountsville No details of the tornado damage were available. Start: 34.10/-86.50 End: 34.10/-86.50 |
3 | 1953 | 1 | 20 | 1500 | Walker | F3 | 1.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Near Cordova Several homes were severely damaged. Several outbuildings and barns were destroyed. Start: 33.80/-87.24 End: 33.82/-87.22 |
2 | 1953 | 1 | 8 | 0710 | Talladega | F2 | 3.0 | 867 | 0 | 0 | Talladega Roofs on 23 structures were damaged. Trees were blown across telephone and power lines. The storm crossed Talladega from southwest to northeast. Start: 33.42/-86.12 End: 33.45/-86.08 |
1 | 1953 | 1 | 8 | 0630 | Dallas | F1 | 0.5 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 12 N Selma 1 home was destroyed and 1 home was damaged in the Valley Creek Community near Paul Grist State Park. 1 garage collapsed on an automobile. Start: 32.62/-86.98 End: 32.62/-86.98 |