Alabama Tornadoes 2003

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2003 Tornado Occurrences (42)
Tornado # of Year	Year	Month	Day	Time (CST)	County	Damage Scale	Path Length (Miles)	Maximum Path Width (Yards)	Fatalities	Injuries	Location
42	2003	11	18	1207	Walker Storm Survey Event Information Moderate Risk	F1 Warnings SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	6.3	100	0	0	1.2 ENE Oakman-2.1 NNE Parrish At 12:07 pm CST, an F1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Fruit Jar Road and CR 20 just east-northeast of Oakman. The tornado tracked northeastward affecting areas between the Providence and Kings Mill Communities. The tornado ended at 12:14 pm CST near the intersection of SR 269 and Parrish Loop, north of Parrish. The tornado path was 6.3 miles long and 100 yards wide at its widest point. Approximately 15 homes and mobile homes were sustained varying degrees of damage. No injuries were reported. The tornado apparently came out of a circulation that developed on the north side of a small bowing segment. These storms were very unique in that little to no lightning accompanied them. Start: 33.7200/-87.3800 End: 33.7700/-87.2700
41	2003	11	18	1147	Tuscaloosa Event Information News Article Moderate Risk	F1 Warnings SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	6.3	100	0	2	2.4 SSE Tuscaloosa-5.6 NNE Tuscaloosa A weak tornado began at approximately 11:47 am CST just northeast of the intersection of Interstate 359 and Interstate 20/59. For the first 1.7 miles, damage was very weak and sporatic with mainly a few trees topped or uprooted. The weak tornado approached University Mall and the intersection of 15th St and McFarland Blvd., the intersity increased slightly with more significant damage in the form of shingles removed from structures, more trees downed, and large signs downed. A number of commercial structures sustained some degree of damage, and one commercial structure had a portion of the north-facing wall collapse while shingles were removed from the roof. The increased intensity continued for about 2.3 miles covering the area southwest and northeast of the 15th St and McFarland Blvd intersection. The damage seemed to once again decrease for the last 2.3 miles of the tornado track. Only teo very minor injuries were reported with this storm. Start: 33.01700/-87.5500 End: 33.2500/-87.5000
40	2003	8	29	1355	Mobile View Picture in Storm Data Event Information Small Risk	F0 Warnings SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	20	0	0	Mobile A large waterspout over Mobile Bay moved ashore near downtown Mobile and quickly dissipated. No damage occurred from the tornado. The large waterspout was visible over Mobile Bay for several minutes. Several people from some taller buildings in downtown got an excellent view of the waterspout. Start: 30.7000/-88.0800 End: 30.7000/-88.0800
39	2003	7	01	0429	Montgomery Tropical Storm Bill Information Event Information More Bill Information 2003 Tropical Map Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	4.7	60	0	0	1.4 NNW Pintlala-2.1 WSW Hope Hull A small tornado occurred with Tropical Storm Bill in southwestern Montgomery County. The tornado first touched down north-northwest of Pintlala on the west side of Windham Road east of US 31 and north of CR 24. The tornado moved on a north-northwesterly path taking it along a portion of Windham Road where trees were downed and several structures sustained minor damage. Trees fell on a mobile home, a permanent home, and two cars. The tornado continued north-northwest across Pintlala Creek and Interstate 65 where trees were downed. From Interstate 65 to CR 15 the tornado weakened fairly quickly with only a few trees down. Start: 32.2000/-86.3800 End: 32.2500/-86.3800
38	2003	7	01	0342	Crenshaw Tropical Storm Bill Information More Bill Information Event Information 2003 Tropical Map Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	3.0	600	0	0	1.0 NE Honoraville-4.0 N Honoraville A tornado, that was spawned as Tropical Storm Bill moved inland, first touched down just east of the intersection of County Roads 11 and 86 on Mothershed Road which is just northeast of Honoraville. The tornado was narrow at the beginning and damage was limited to trees. The tornado tracked north along Mothershed Road and some trees fell on a few homes and some shingles were blown off. Two sheds were also blown down. The tornado then crossed County Road 68 where the major damage to homes occurred. A brick home had its roof blown off and parts of the brick walls were blown down. Several manufactured homes were also damaged. The tornado reached its maximum width of about 600 yards here. The tornado then tracked north northwest across open forests where the width of damage narrowed to a couple hundred yards. The tornado then lifted back into the clouds near Faulk Road and County Road 11. A manufactured home on Faulk Road had its roof torn off and the home was shifted off its blocks. The home was oriented parallel to the movement of the storm. Other than minor scrapes and bruises, no injuries were reported. Start: 31.9200/-86.3800 End: 31.9500/-86.4000
37	2003	5	17	0955	Limestone Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	7.0	500	0	0	5 SW Cairo-2 SE Cairo 85 homes with minor roof and structural damage and nearly two hundred trees uprooted and snapped. Start: 34.7800/-87.2800 End: 34.8700/-87.1200
36	2003	5	17	0945	Lauderdale Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	2.0	500	0	0	3 E Rogersville-5 E Rogersville 18 homes and around a hundred trees uprooted and snapped. Start: 34.8300/-87.2300 End: 34.8300/-87.2000
35	2003	5	7	1631	Marengo Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	40	0	0	1.5 SE Myrtlewood A brief tornado touched down just south of Myrtlewood. The tornado touchdown was witnessed by an Alabama State Trooper and caused little if any damage. Start: 32.2500/-87.9300 End: 32.2500/-87.9300
34	2003	5	7	1540	Randolph Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	12.9	500	0	0	1.6 SSW Wedowee-12 ENE Wedowee A tornado touched down 1.6 miles south-southwest of Wedowee or just west of CR 15. The tornado crossed CR 15 and US 431 where a restaurant and several other buildings suffered minor damage. The tornado continued on an east-northeast path crossing through primarily rural areas damaging a few buildings and downing a large number of trees. Tornado intensity varied along the path and in some locations there was significant tree damage with some trees splintered. The tornado crossed through the Napoleon area and crossed CR 39 before ending close to the Alabama Georgia State Line. Damage toward the end of the path became very minor. Start: 33.2800/-85.4800 End: 33.3700/-85.2700
33	2003	5	7	1508	Clay Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	1.2	20	0	0	0.3 N Lineville-0.7 NE Lineville A very weak tornado apparently touched down just north of the center of Lineville and moved east-northeast ending east of SR 9. Damage was very minor and included several broken trees and some minor roof damage. Start: 33.3200/-85.7500 End: 33.3200/-85.7300
32	2003	5	7	1457	Clay Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	1.1	50	0	0	1.8 SSE Ashland-2.3 SE Ashland A small tornado touched down south-southeast of Ashland just west of SR 77 and the Wellborn Cabinet Plant. The weak tornado was observed by a number of people and did very little damage. Besides downing a few small trees, the tornado damaged a couple of light posts at the cabinet plant. Start: 33.2500/-85.8300 End: 33.2500/-85.8200
31	2003	5	7	1441	Clay Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	1.2	70	0	0	6 NW Millerville-4.9 NW Millerville A weak tornado touched down in the western part of Clay County in the Talladega National Forest. One house sustained minor damage to the siding and exterior trim and a number of trees were downed along the path. The path extended from the west side of CR 18 across an isolated area just north of Mcgehee Mountain to just east of Bolton Road. Start: 33.2500/-86.0000 End: 33.2300/-86.0000
30	2003	5	7	1421	St. Clair Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.2	25	0	0	4.1 ESE Moody-4.3 ESE Moody A weak tornado touched down briefly on the north side of US 78 at Luker Lake Road between Prescott and Cook Springs Communities. The tornado downed trees. Start: 33.5700/-86.4300 End: 33.5700/-86.4300
29	2003	5	7	1345	Shelby-Talladega Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	1.3	50	0	0	2.4 SSE Wilsonville-7.4 SW Childersburg A developing supercell storm gained strength rapidly as it developed over southern Shelby County moving eastward producing a tornado just south-southeast of Wilsonville. The tornado downed trees and damaged several structures in a residential area on the west side of the Coosa River in Shelby County, crossed the river (boundary between Shelby and Talladega Counties), and downed numerous trees in a rural area on the east side of the river. This was the first of several tornadoes from this one thunderstorm. Start: 33.2000/-86.4700 End: 33.1800/-86.4500
28	2003	5	7	1340	Talladega Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	4.6	50	0	0	4.2 WSW Munford-1.3 SSE Munford An F1 tornado began just west of SR 21 west-southwest of Munford and traveled on an easterly path taking it across SR 21 just north of Curry. The tornado traveled an additional 3 miles or so ending just inside the Talladega National Forest. The tornado downed numerous trees and power lines. At least one house was destroyed and several were damaged. Start: 33.5200/-86.0200 End: 33.5200/-85.9300
27	2003	5	7	1310	St. Clair Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	4.5	50	0	0	5.8 NW Pell City-1.4 NNW Pell City This was the first of two tornadoes to touch down in St. Clair County. It began at the intersection of SR174 and Cook Springs Road northwest of Pell City. The tornado traveled southeasterly through the Bowman Circle and Stewarts area crossing Mineral Springs Road and lifting just before reaching Interstate 20 (between exits 156 and 158). The tornado downed many trees and power lines and also damaged a few buildings in the area. At least one mobile home was destroyed. Start: 33.6500/-86.3500 End: 33.6000/-86.3000
26	2003	5	7	1111	Walker Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	2.4	40	0	0	4.2 WSW Townley-3.8 SW Townley The same storm that produced the tornado in Lamar County produced another F1 tornado in a heavily wooded area of southwestern Walker County southwest of Townley. At least one barn was damaged in addition to numerous trees that were downed. Start: 33.8200/-87.5000 End: 33.8000/-87.4800
25	2003	5	7	1011	Lamar Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.5	25	0	0	2.9 N Vernon-3.0 NNE Vernon A brief F1 torando touched down in the central part of Lamar County just east of SR 17 on Mount Pisgah Road. The tornado traveled in an easterly direction downing trees and power lines. Start: 33.8000/-88.1200 End: 33.7800/-88.1000
24	2003	5	6	1016	Cullman Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	20	0	0	2 E West Point-2.1 E West Point A few trees uprooted and twisted along the path. Start: 34.2300/-86.9200 End: 34.2300/-86.9200
23	2003	5	6	0913	Dekalb Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	2.7	50	0	0	2 W Hammondville-Valley Head Several trees uprooted and snapped off along with one home having minor roof damage. Start: 34.5800/-85.6700 End: 34.5700/-85.6300
22	2003	5	6	0858	Jackson Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	1.0	20	0	0	5 NE Hollywood-6 NE Hollywood A few trees uprooted and/or snapped off along the path. Start: 34.7700/-85.9200 End: 34.7800/-85.9200
21	2003	5	6	0845	Jackson Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	3.0	20	0	0	Hollywood-3 NE Hollywood Two homes with minor roof damage and several trees uprooted and twisted. Start: 34.7200/-85.9800 End: 34.7500/-85.9500
20	2003	5	6	0716	Madison Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	1.0	200	0	0	Meridianville-1 E Meridianville Two homes and businesses sustained roof damage and a mobile home was moved off of its foundation. Start: 34.8500/-86.5700 End: 34.8500/-86.5500
19	2003	5	6	0658	Madison Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	20	0	0	Madison-2 E Madison Numerous trees uprooted and/or snapped off. Start: 34.7000/-86.7600 End: 34.7000/-86.7580
18	2003	5	6	0620	Limestone Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	15.0	500	0	0	Shanghai-3 NW Athens 17 homes with minor to major roof damage, 5 barns destroyed and at least 150 trees uprooted and twisted. Start: 34.8700/-86.9100 End: 34.8300/-87.0200
17	2003	5	6	0535	Lauderdale Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	10.0	600	0	0	5 W Florence-Petersville Five homes with roof damage and three barns destroyed along with at least 100 trees uprooted and twisted. Start: 34.8200/-87.7700 End: 34.8500/-87.6800
16	2003	5	6	0533	Colbert Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	50	0	0	Muscle Shoals Several trees and power lines down and shingles blown off of several homes. Start: 34.7500/-87.6700 End: 34.7500/-87.6700
15	2003	4	25	1524	Elmore Storm Survey Event Information Moderate Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.6	50	0	0	3.6 NW Tallassee-3.0 NW Tallassee A small tornado touched down northwest of Tallassee and crossed SR 14 on a east-southeast path. The weak tornado downed trees and caused minor roof damage to several residential structures. On this day, several steady state, rotating thunderstorms, referred to as supercells, cut swaths of damage through Alabama. The first storm affected 12 counties dropping hail from penny to softball size. Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by the large hail. Damaging winds also accompanied the storm. Many trees were snapped off, uprooted, or blown down along the path. Several homes were damaged from the falling trees. Supercell 2 merged with Supercell 1 across southern Tallapoosa County. Although there were no reports of injuries, several hundred thousand dollars of damage occurred. Several supercell thunderstorms affected Alabama on this day. This storm was not the only supercell to cause damage, but it was one of the most costly storms of the day. Start: 32.5700/-85.9500 End: 32.5700/-85.9300
14	2003	4	25	1325	Greene-Hale Storm Survey Event Information Moderate Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	4.4	50	0	0	4.9 SE Forkland-4.4 W Cedarville A tornado touched down near the Greene County Power Plant. The tornado moved across the power plant facility and crossed the Black Warrior River into Hale County. Numerous trees were blown down along the path with the most extensive damage occurring right along the river. One mobile home was destroyed by a falling tree. One church had shingle damage to its roof. No injuries occurred with this tornado. Start: 32.6000/-87.8200 End: 32.6200/-87.7500
13	2003	4	25	1057	Pickens Storm Survey Event Information Moderate Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	50	0	0	1.9 NW Dancy A landspout, a tornado that forms under a strong updraft of a developing thunderstorm, touched down in extreme southwestern Pickens County. The brief tornado destroyed one mobile home, destroyed one home, and downed a few trees. The damage occurred in the Dancy Cochrane Community. Many surrounding trees and structures were undamaged. No injuries occurred with this tornado. Start: 33.0300/-88.3200 End: 33.0300/-88.3200
12	2003	4	7	0602	Dallas Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	20	0	0	1.5 NE Marion Junction State Troopers and Storm Spotters witnessed a brief tornado touch down near the intersection of US 80 and CR 45. No damage occurred. Start: 32.4500/-87.2200 End: 32.4500/-87.2200
11	2003	4	7	0016	Dallas Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.5	50	0	0	Tilden Community A weak tornado struck southern Dallas County. The tornado touched down about 1 mile north of the Tilden Community. It moved due east and crossed SR 41 before coming to an end. The brief tornado snapped numerous trees along its short path. No injuries were reported. Start: 32.0800/-87.1300 End: 32.0800/-87.1300
10	2003	4	7	0010	Wilcox Event Information Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	20	0	0	Millers Ferry A weak tornado briefly touched down near Millers Ferry. The tornado blew down several trees and damaged a large storage building. Start: 32.1000/-87.3700 End: 32.1000/-87.3700
9	2003	3	19	1357	Etowah Event Information Research Paper Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	1.1	50	0	0	2.2 ESE Tabor-3.1 E Tabor A tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area near the top of the ridge that forms Lookout Mountain in northeast Etowah County. The tornado was photographed by a person in southwest Cherokee County and observed by several people on the west side of the ridge. Besides trees, no other damage occurred since it was in an extremely remote area. Start: 34.1300/-85.8800 End: 34.1500/-85.8700
8	2003	3	19	1350	Jackson Storm Survey Event Information Research Paper Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	10.0	50	0	3	2 SW Flat Rock-2 NE Flat Rock F1 tornado (100 mph) winds damaged three mobile homes, 11 homes and four businesses from the Rosalie to Flat Rock Communities. Start: 34.7220/-85.7280 End: 34.7720/-85.6950
7	2003	3	19	1252	Jackson Storm Survey Event Information Research Paper Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	1.0	40	0	0	2 NE Dutton-3 NE Dutton A barn was destroyed and several trees were twisted and snapped along tornadoes track from along Jackson County Road 372 and 47 to Jackson County Road 51. Start: 34.5790/-85.9190 End: 34.5860/-85.8970
6	2003	3	19	1249	Jackson Storm Survey Event Information Research Paper Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.5	30	0	0	Section-Rosalie F1 tornado (80 mph) winds with several trees snapped and two homes with minor roof damage. Start: 34.5740/-85.9300 End: 34.5790/-85.9270
5	2003	3	19	0920	Madison Event Information Research Paper Slight Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	50	0	0	2 N Toney-3 NE Toney A few trees were twisted and snapped off. No other damage occurred. Start: 34.9270/-86.7300 End: 34.9280/-86.7290
4	2003	3	6	0248	Calhoun-Cleburne Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	9.0	250	0	3	White Plains-Shoal Creek Pinic Area Numerous trees were blown down along the path. Several homes, businesses, outbuildings, and a nursery were damaged. One mobile home was demolished. Start: 33.7521/-85.6976 End: 33.7715/-85.5450
3	2003	2	21	2340	Conecuh Event Information Moderate Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	20	0	0	4 E Lenox A weak tornado briefly touched down east of Lenox. The tornado blew down several trees. Start: 31.3300/-87.1200 End: 31.3300/-87.1200
2	2003	2	21	2335	Escambia Event Information Moderate Risk	F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	0.1	20	0	0	Wallace A weak tornado blew down several trees near Barnett Crossroads which is near Exit 69 on Interstate 65. No injuries were reported. Start: 31.2000/-87.2300 End: 31.2000/-87.2300
1	2003	2	15	2036	Marengo Storm Survey Event Information Slight Risk	F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook	2.5	80	0	0	1.6 W Providence-2.1 N Providence In what was believed to be the first tornado in Alabama in 2003, a small tornado touched down briefly in the northern half of Marengo County between Linden and Demopolis. No injuries or deaths were reported with the short-lived tornado. The tornado first touched down about 1.6 miles west-northwest of Providence and traveled northeasterly moving across County Road 44 and through the western sections of Chickasaw State Park. The tornado ended after crossing US 43 about 2.1 miles north of Providence on the east side of US 43. The tornado was rated an F1 primarily due to the damage done to the house just north of Chickasaw State Park. Start: 32.3300/-87.8200 End: 32.3700/-87.7700

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