Alabama Tornadoes 1972

Alabama Tornado Database
1972 Tornado Occurrences (14)
Tornado # of Year	Year	Month	Day	Time (CST)	County	Damage Scale	Path Length (Miles)	Maximum Path Width (Yards)	Fatalities	Injuries	Location
14	1972	12	15	0700	Escambia	F2	1.0	50	0	3	Dixonville One small home was totally destroyed. One person was critically injured. Start: 31.03/-87.05 End: 31.03/-87.05
13	1972	11	13	1440	Baldwin	F2	1.0	200	0	0	Rosinton The Rosinton School was damaged. The roof was removed from the gym. One barn was destroyed and several other buildings were damaged. Start: 30.62/-87.70 End: 30.62/-87.70
12	1972	10	27	1345	Jefferson	F2	17.1	50	0	0	Forestdale-Gardendale-Morris-Kimberly 40 homes were damaged and one was destroyed. 3 buildings were damaged and a few cows were killed. Start: 33.52/-86.92 End: 33.75/-86.82
11	1972	7	3	2230	Pike	F2	0.3	200	0	0	Troy A mobile home park was hit and damaged or destroyed several units. Start: 31.80/-85.98 End: 31.80/-85.98
10	1972	6	27	0845	Marshall	F2	0.3	40	0	2	Arab One mobile home and one workshop were destroyed. One service station was damaged. Start: 34.32/-86.50 End: 34.32/-86.50
9	1972	6	8	1400	Escambia	F2	0.1	30	0	0	Atmore A brief tornado tore the roof off and auto action building and threw it 500 feet. Witnesses observed the tornado. Start: 31.02/-87.48 End: 31.02/-87.48
8	1972	4	22	0340	Dallas	F2	5.7	200	0	0	8 WNW Minter-8 NW Minter The Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch was damaged. 2 barns and a grain bin were demolished. 2 trucks were totaled. One home was destroyed and an entire pecan grove was destroyed. Start: 32.10/-87.13 End: 32.17/-87.08
7	1972	3	18	1500	Mobile	F1	1.0	60	0	0	Rabbit Creek One home and a workshop were destroyed. Additional homes were damaged. Start: 30.55/-88.17 End: 30.55/-88.17
6	1972	3	2	0745	Escambia	F2	4.7	10	0	0	Atmore-Near Canoe Considerable tree damage. Start: 31.00/-87.48 End: 31.03/-87.42
5	1972	3	2	0700	Washington	F2	8.0	10	0	0	Wagerville-Near Leroy Several outbuildings and barns were damaged. Numerous trees were blown down. Start: 31.43/-88.05 End: 31.53/-87.98
4	1972	1	13	0215	Barbour-Henry	F3	16.8	200	0	2	2 E Clopton-Edwin-SE Barbour Co Several homes were damaged or destroyed along the path. Numerous trees were downed. Much of the path was through rural areas. Start: 31.60/-85.40 End: 31.83/-85.33
3	1972	1	13	0100	Coffee-Dale Tornado Information	F2	6.3	100	4	88	3 E Enterprise-Fort Rucker-Lake Tholocco The tornado struck two trailer parks destroying at least 68 mobile homes and 15 vehicles. Several other trailers and cars were damaged. All the deaths were army dependents. At Fort Rucker, 2 buildings were damaged and 15 helicopters were damaged. Start: 31.32/-85.80 End: 31.38/-85.73
2	1972	1	10	1030	Chambers	F2	4.5	50	0	0	Ridge Grove-4.5 NE Waverly 2 homes, several barns, and a storage building were destroyed. One church was unroofed. Most of the path was through rural areas. Start: 32.73/-85.58 End: 32.78/-85.55
1	1972	1	4	0315	Marengo	F2	1.0	100	0	0	Linden One mobile home was demolished, 3 homes were unroofed, 2 school buildings were damaged, and 15 additional homes suffered damage. Start: 32.30/-87.78 End: 32.30/-87.78

Alabama Tornadoes 1972

Alabama Tornado Database