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Alabama Tornado Database

 
1990 Tornado Occurrences (19)
Tornado # of Year Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Maximum Path Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Location
19 1990 12 3 0802 Mobile F0 0.5 13 0 0

Mount Vernon
30 homes were severely damaged and 20 others damaged.

Start: 31.0700/-88.0300
End: 31.0700/-88.0300

18 1990 10 4 0540 Marion F0 0.3 10 0 0

6.0 W Haleyville
A house and a mobile home were severely damaged with numerous trees downed across the area.

Start: 34.2300/-87.7300
End: 34.2300/-87.7300

17 1990 5 19 1335 Mobile F0 0.5 10 0 0

Coden
A waterspout moved onshore with no damage reported.

Start: 30.3800/-88.2200
End: 30.3800/-88.2200

16 1990 5 17 1610 Baldwin F0 0.5 10 0 0

6 SW Magnolia Springs
A waterspout moved onshore with no damage reported.

Start: 30.3700/-87.8200
End: 30.3700/-87.8200

15 1990 3 15 1628 Baldwin F0 0.3 10 0 0

Elsanor
Several trees were uprooted.

Start: 30.5500-87.5800
End: 30.5500/-87.5800

14 1990 3 15 1612 Baldwin F0 0.3 10 0 0

Summerdale
Several mobile homes were damaged or knocked off their foundations.

Start: 30.4800/-87.7000
End: 30.4800/-87.7000

13 1990 3 15 1545 Baldwin F0 0.3 10 0 0

Weeks Bay
A waterspout moved inland and damaged the roof of a home.

Start: 30.3800/-87.8500
End: 30.3800/-87.8500

12 1990 2 22 0551 Covington F1 1.5 50 0 10

Opp
2 businesses were destroyed and 11 others had moderate damage. 25 homes had minor damage and 15 with moderate damage. 3 mobile homes were damaged and 2 were destroyed. Hundreds of trees were blown down.

Start: 31.2800/-86.2500
End: 31.2800/-86.2500

11 1990 2 15 1420 Sumter F0 0.3 10 0 0

1 N Livingston
A small tornado touched down and moved northeast.

Start: 32.6000/-88.1800
End: 32.6000/-88.1800

10 1990 2 10 0355 Clay F1 0.5 20 0 5

7 NW Ashland
3 homes were destroyed and numerous trees were downed.

Start: 33.3500/-85.9500
End: 33.3500/-85.9500

9 1990 2 10 0242 Shelby F1 1.0 30 0 0

Helena/Pelham
10 homes were destroyed and numerous others were damaged.

Start: 33.3000/-86.8500
End: 33.3000/-86.8500

8 1990 2 3 2105 St. Clair F1 2.0 50 0 11

Margaret
5 homes and 1 mobile home was completely destroyed. 30 homes received damaged.

Start: 33.6800/-86.4500
End: 33.6800/-86.4500

7 1990 2 3 2000 Jefferson F1 2.0 50 0 0

Trussville
A tornado touched down at the intersection of Interstates 459 and 59. Several tractor-semitrailers were blown off the interstate. Three houses were destroyed and several others wee damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were down.

Start: 33.6200/-86.6200
End: 33.6200/-86.6200

6 1990 2 3 1948 Jefferson F1 3.0 50 0 15

6 N Birmingham-Fultondale
A house and a mobile home were destroyed. 50 homes received major damage. 100 homes received minor damage. 3 churches and a shopping center were heavily damaged. There were 15 injuries mostly from flying glass.

Start: 33.6200/-86.8200
End: 33.6200/-86.7700

5 1990 2 3 1935 Jefferson F1 7.0 50 0 2

Mulga-Forestdale
2 homes were destroyed and numerous homes received roof damage.

Start: 33.5200/-87.0500
End: 33.5800/-86.9000

4 1990 2 3 1850 Tuscaloosa F1 6.0 40 0 3

7 NNW Tuscaloosa
A small mobile home park was struck. One mobile home was destroyed and 5 others received moderate damage. 25 more homes had extensive roof damage.

Start: 33.3000/-87.6200
End: 33.3200/-87.5000

3 1990 2 3 1845 Tuscaloosa F0 0.3 20 0 0

Elrod
Trees were uprooted and one mobile home was displaced off of its foundation.

Start: 33.2500/-87.8000
End: 33.2500/-87.8000

2 1990 2 3 1835 Pickens F0 0.5 20 0 0

4 SE Gordo
One house was damaged and trees were uprooted.

Start: 33.2500/-87.8700
End: 33.2500/-87.8700

1 1990 1 25 0550 Crenshaw

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F1 8.0 73 0 28

6 NW Luverne-Fullers Crossroads
8 chicken houses were destroyed and 3 were damaged. 4 out buildings were destroyed and 5 were damaged. 4 homes were damaged.

Start: 31.7800/-86.3500
End: 31.8800/-86.2000