Alabama Tornado Database |
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1980 Tornado Occurrences (27) | |||||||||||
Tornado # of Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
27 | 1980 | 11 | 23 | 1430 | Baldwin | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Gulf Shores Tornado touched down along Highway 182 where one motel and a small cottage were damaged. One houseboat was destroyed. Start: 30.28/-87.68 End: 30.28/-87.68 |
26 | 1980 | 9 | 10 | 2030 | Houston | F1 | 4.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Dothan Tornado hit the Pine Hill Subdivision where 5 homes sustained major damage. 30 additional homes suffered minor damage mainly to roofs. Numerous trees were snapped off and a radio tower was toppled. Start: 31.28/-85.45 End: 31.32/-85.40 |
25 | 1980 | 9 | 1 | 1530 | Dallas | F2 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Selma Tornado touched down at Selma Mall and near the high school. Several air conditioners and part of the roof was torn away at the mall. A visitor's box was destroyed at the high school baseball field. Start: 32.40/-87.02 End: 32.40/-87.02 |
24 | 1980 | 6 | 17 | 1830 | Etowah | F2 | 1.0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | Southside Tornado moved at tree top level, toppling trees in multiple directions. Several houses and mobile homes were damaged and a roof was almost completely removed from 1 house. Start: 34.00/-86.02 End: 34.00/-86.02 |
23 | 1980 | 6 | 17 | 1554 | Clay | F2 | 5.2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 NW Lineville - 0.75 SSW Barfield Tornado touched down in Goodhope Community, then skipped northeastward and was observed by residents as it passed through Bellview. It lifted briefly, then touched down again near Baufield before lifting and dissipating. Three houses were damaged, a barn was destroyed, and power lines were downed. A number of large trees were snapped or uprooted. Several of which blocked Alabama Highway 49. Start: 33.33/-85.80 End: 33.35/-85.72 |
22 | 1980 | 5 | 20 | 0355 | Barbour | F2 | 11.5 | 50 | 0 | 1 | Clio-Louisville-Clayton Trees and power lines were downed. Two mobile homes were demolished and 2 others were damaged. Several houses were damaged and 1 man was injured slightly when his trailer overturned. Start: 31.73/-85.58 End: 31.87/-85.47 |
21 | 1980 | 5 | 20 | 0215 | Covington-Coffee | F1 | 19.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 S Opp-W New Brockton One home was damaged and several trees were uprooted. Start: 31.23/-86.25 End: 31.38/-85.98 |
20 | 1980 | 5 | 20 | 0115 | Covington-Crenshaw | F1 | 17.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Red Level-Gant-Dozier Many trees were snapped off or uprooted and power lines were blown down. One trailer was overturned and several homes were moved off their foundations. One barn was disintegrated. Start: 31.40/-86.60 End: 31.52/-86.33 |
19 | 1980 | 5 | 19 | 2210 | Mobile | F2 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Theodore 3 structures were damaged at the I-10 Industrial Park. Start: 30.60/-88.08 End: 30.60/-88.08 |
18 | 1980 | 5 | 17 | 0745 | Baldwin | F1 | 9.9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 NNE Gulf Shores - 4.2 SE Elberta Tornado touched down a few miles southeast of Elberta near County Road 95. A house trailer was damaged and a stable destroyed. Start: 30.28/-87.68 End: 30.37/-87.55 |
17 | 1980 | 5 | 17 | 0245 | Baldwin | F1 | 4.6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | Hubbard's Landing - 4.6 N Hubbard's Landing Many trees were snapped or uprooted. 3 homes were damaged and 2 pecan orchards were heavily damaged. Start: 31.07/-87.87 End: 31.13/-87.87 |
16 | 1980 | 5 | 15 | 1950 | Mobile | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Bayou La Batre Brief tornado touched down and ripped a carport off a home and damaged many trees. Start: 30.40/-88.23 End: 30.40/-88.23 |
15 | 1980 | 4 | 27 | 0005 | Etowah | F2 | 3.8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 NW Egypt-Abby Hill-3.8 S Sardis City One garage was demolished and many trees were uprooted and snapped off. Golf ball and smaller size hail covered the ground to 6-8 inches deep. Start: 34.08/-86.17 End: 34.12/-86.12 |
14 | 1980 | 4 | 25 | 2145 | Jefferson | F2 | 6.2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 5 S Bessemer - 2.7 NE Bessemer Tornado struck in Greenwood section of Bessemer, then moved through a mostly wooded area at tree top level. It moved across Metro Birmingham as a funnel. Damage was near $100,000. A service station was severely damaged, several houses were partially unroofed, a cinder block garage was demolished, and several other houses sustained minor damage. Numerous tree and power line damage. Start: 33.33/-86.95 End: 33.42/-86.92 |
13 | 1980 | 4 | 13 | 1430 | Lee | F2 | 11.3 | 440 | 0 | 13 | 2 SE Auburn - 6.2 NE Opelika Damage was estimated near $2,000,000, mostly in Opelika. About 40 structures were destroyed or sustained major damage, while about 150 others sustained lesser damage. Many trees were uprooted and power lines were downed. I-85 NE of Opelika was temporarily closed because of downed trees and power lines. Start: 32.60/-85.45 End: 32.68/-85.28 |
12 | 1980 | 4 | 13 | 1208 | Mobile | F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Mobile Brief tornado touchdown at the Providence Hospital. Onew wall of the hospital was blown down and two cars were damaged. Start: 30.70/-88.08 End: 30.70/-88.08 |
11 | 1980 | 4 | 13 | 1200 | Baldwin | F2 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 8 W Bay Minette Brief tornado touchdown at Cliff's Landing. 3 mobile homes were demolished and 9 others were damaged. Several trees were blown down. Start: 30.88/-87.78 End: 30.88/-87.78 |
10 | 1980 | 4 | 13 | 1015 | Mobile | F1 | 0.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Mobile A number of trees were uprooted and one mobile home was damaged. Start: 30.68/-88.20 End: 30.68/-88.20 |
9 | 1980 | 4 | 13 | 1008 | Mobile | F1 | 0.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 SW Mt Vernon A few trees were snapped off or uprooted. Start: 31.07/-88.03 End: 31.07/-88.03 |
8 | 1980 | 4 | 13 | 0958 | Mobile | F1 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Georgetown Brief tornado touchdown and damaged several homes. Many trees were blown down. Start: 30.88/-88.27 End: 30.88/-88.27 |
7 | 1980 | 4 | 12 | 0700 | Geneva | F2 | 31.1 | 150 | 0 | 1 | Earlytown-Slocomb At least 24 structures sustained roof damage. A farm service store and a tractor sales store were damaged. Start: 31.03/-86.10 End: 31.12/-85.58 |
6 | 1980 | 3 | 20 | 2155 | Talladega | F2 | 3.8 | 50 | 0 | 6 | Sylacauga - 3.8 NE Sylacauga Struck downtown and eastern sections of Sylacauga, causing an estimated $100,000 to $150,000 in damages. Several large trees were uprooted, 20 cars were damaged, 20 homes and businesses were damaged, and several power lines were downed. Start: 33.17/-86.25 End: 33.20/-86.20 |
5 | 1980 | 3 | 20 | 2045 | Jefferson | F1 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 SW Oak Grove Touched down in open area. Little or no damage occurred. Funnel was seen moving across Metro Birmingham. Start: 33.42/-87.20 End: 33.42/-87.20 |
4 | 1980 | 3 | 17 | 1300 | Clarke | F1 | 0.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Whatley Trees were uprooted and snapped off. Witnessed by NWS Observer. Start: 31.65/-87.70 End: 31.65/-87.70 |
3 | 1980 | 3 | 17 | 0950 | Clarke | F1 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Grove Hill Several homes sustained roof damage and many outbuildings were destroyed. Numerous trees were downed. Start: 31.70/-87.78 End: 31.70/-87.78 |
2 | 1980 | 3 | 8 | 1145 | Houston | F2 | 16.0 | 40 | 0 | 5 | Wicksburg-SW Dothan One trailer was overturned injuring a woman inside. One home was demolished injuring 4 children. Start: 31.20/-85.63 End: 31.23/-85.37 |
1 | 1980 | 3 | 8 | 0630 | Bibb | F1 | 6.1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | Garey Springs-Six Mile Several mobile homes were damaged at Garey Springs, while power lines were downed and a school sustained minor damage at Six Mile. Numerous trees uprooted. Start: 32.97/-87.08 End: 33.02/-87.00 |