Alabama Tornado Database |
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1962 Tornado Occurrences (11) | |||||||||||
Tornado # of Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
11 | 1962 | 3 | 31 | 0800 | Baldwin Tornado Information |
F2 | 11.9 | 100 | 0 | 0 | SE Bon Secour-E Miflin Several summer homes were destroyed and many other buildings were damaged at both Bon Secour and in Muflin. Several large trees were uprooted along the path. Start: 30.30/-87.70 End: 30.37/-87.52 |
10 | 1962 | 3 | 31 | 0210 | Marion Tornado Information |
F1 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Winfield A tornado moved through the eastern parts of Winfield. One church and several homes were damaged. Several garages and outbuildings were blown down. One car was overturned and many trees were uprooted. Start: 33.90/-87.80 End: 33.90/-87.80 |
9 | 1962 | 3 | 31 | 0200 | Fayette Tornado Information |
F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Belk One house was heavily damaged. One barn was demolished and one barn had significant roof damage. The damage occurred in a rural area. Start: 33.70/-87.90 End: 33.70/-87.90 |
8 | 1962 | 3 | 30 | 2300 | Colbert Tornado Information |
F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | NW Littleville Three homes were un-roofed and another was pushed off its foundation. Several farm buildings were destroyed. Start: 34.60/-87.68 End: 34.60/-87.68 |
7 | 1962 | 3 | 25 | 1715 | Marshall | F1 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Douglas Three homes and several farm barns were destroyed. Start: 34.17/-86.33 End: 34.17/-86.33 |
6 | 1962 | 3 | 25 | 1530 | Cullman | F1 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Cullman The tornado damaged several homes and downed many trees along the path. Start: 34.17/-86.83 End: 34.20/-86.78 |
5 | 1962 | 3 | 21 | 0125 | Talladega | F2 | 0.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Sylacauga Several homes and one industrial building were damaged on the southwest side of the city. Several trees and power lines were blown down. Start: 33.15/-86.27 End: 33.15/-86.27 |
4 | 1962 | 3 | 21 | 0100 | Calhoun Storm Report |
F3 | 2.3 | 250 | 0 | 10 | Weaver Two homes were demolished and 5 others were heavily damaged. Twenty five additional homes suffered minor damage. Numerous trees were uprooted and many automobiles were damaged along the path. Start: 33.75/-85.82 End: 33.75/-85.78 |
3 | 1962 | 1 | 5 | 2230 | Houston-Henry | F1 | 5.1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | W Kinsey-Headland Four homes were damaged and several barns were destroyed near Kinsey. Many barns and tenant homes were destroyed near Headland. Many trees and power lines were blown down. Start: 31.30/-85.42 End: 31.35/-85.37 |
2 | 1962 | 1 | 5 | 1730 | Crenshaw-Pike | F2 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 W Glenwood - Glenwood Sixteen buildings were damaged or destroyed in this rural area. Start: 31.65/-86.20 End: 31.67/-86.17 |
1 | 1962 | 1 | 5 | 1630 | Covington | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Andalusia A brief tornado touched down on the outskirts of Andalusia. One factory and one house were damaged. Several trees were uprooted and power lines were blown down. Start: 31.30/-86.50 End: 31.30/-86.50 |