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The chance of earthquake damage in Lincoln is about the same as Alabama average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Lincoln is higher than Alabama average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #109

Lincoln, AL	0.11
Alabama	0.08
U.S.	1.81

The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.

Volcano Index, #1

Lincoln, AL	0.0000
Alabama	0.0000
U.S.	0.0023

The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.

Tornado Index, #213

Lincoln, AL	307.51
Alabama	255.80
U.S.	136.45

The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.

Other Weather Extremes Events

A total of 3,210 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Lincoln, AL were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count
Avalanche:	0	Blizzard:	0	Cold:	6	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	18
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	219	Hail:	1,079	Heat:	3	Heavy Snow:	10
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	1	Ice Storm:	3	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	25
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,654	Tropical Storm:	4	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	8	Winter Weather:	5
Other:	175

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Lincoln, AL.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Lincoln, AL.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Lincoln, AL.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 130 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Lincoln, AL.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
2.6	2004-11-24	2	33°35'N / 86°04'W	33°37'N / 86°00'W	4.50 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	125K	0	Talladega
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down in the vicinity of the Talladega Superspeedway. Two concession stands within the infield area of the race track had their roofs blown off. The Bush Garage area received building damage and the garage doors were bowed out. Debris was scattered between the garage area and Victory Lane. One digital leader board was completely destroyed and another one sustained major damage. The tornado continued on a northeast path across northern Talladega County. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped off along the path. Several out-building were destroyed and sheet metal was lofted into trees. The tornado moved into the Eastaboga area where it caused severe damage. Two homes suffered major roof damage, two porches were destroyed and many trees were blown down. The tornado continued northeastward into southwest Calhoun County. In Bynum, two mobile homes were heavily damaged by fallen trees. One of the trees smashed a mobile home killing a 75 year old woman around 712 am. In the Coldwater area, one home was significantly damaged and a shed was destroyed. Numerous trees were still being knocked down along the path. The tornado then moved into the southwestern part of Anniston. A cinder block building sustained major structural damage and an animal shelter received major roof damage. Several other businesses sustained damage near Anniston. The total tornado damage path length was 15.2 miles and was 500 yards wide at its widest point. Begin: 33 34.19/86 04.42 End: 33 38.94/85 49.68
3.1	1964-04-28	3	33°36'N / 86°07'W				0	1	25K	0	Talladega
3.1	1964-07-09	2	33°36'N / 86°07'W				0	0	25K	0	Talladega
6.0	1976-03-29	2	33°37'N / 85°58'W		1.00 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Calhoun
8.5	1963-04-29	2	33°30'N / 86°05'W				0	4	25K	0	Talladega
8.8	1975-01-10	3	33°33'N / 86°19'W	33°46'N / 86°07'W	18.80 Miles	150 Yards	1	60	2.5M	0	St. Clair
8.9	2004-11-24	2	33°35'N / 86°00'W	33°39'N / 85°50'W	10.70 Miles	500 Yards	1	0	85K	0	Calhoun
		Brief Description: F75MH The tornado touched down in the vicinity of the Talladega Superspeedway. Two concession stands within the infield area of the race track had their roofs blown off. The Bush Garage area received building damage and the garage doors were bowed out. Debris was scattered between the garage area and Victory Lane. One digital leader board was completely destroyed and another one sustained major damage. The tornado continued on a northeast path across northern Talladega County. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped off along the path. Several out-building were destroyed and sheet metal was lofted into trees. The tornado moved into the Eastaboga area where it caused severe damage. Two homes suffered major roof damage, two porches were destroyed and many trees were blown down. The tornado continued northeastward into southwest Calhoun County. In Bynum, two mobile homes were heavily damaged by fallen trees. One of the trees smashed a mobile home killing a 75 year old woman around 712 am. In the Coldwater area, one home was significantly damaged and a shed was destroyed. Numerous trees were still being knocked down along the path. The tornado then moved into the southwestern part of Anniston. A cinder block building sustained major structural damage and an animal shelter received major roof damage. Several other businesses sustained damage near Anniston. The total tornado damage path length was 15.2 miles and was 500 yards wide at its widest point. Begin: 33 34.19/86 04.42 End: 33 38.94/85 49.68
8.9	1977-04-04	2	33°44'N / 86°09'W		0.50 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	250K	0	St. Clair
10.7	1967-11-22	2	33°39'N / 85°55'W	33°41'N / 85°52'W	3.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Calhoun
10.9	2001-11-24	2	33°35'N / 86°17'W	33°37'N / 86°14'W	4.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	500K	0K	St. Clair
		Brief Description: A tornado rated an F2 began weakly on the west-southwest side of Pell City just behind the school at 3:10 pm. The tornado traveled on an east-northeast path downing a communication tower at the EMA/911 office and doing minor roof damage. The storm then crossed over downtown Pell City where a number of buildings sustained light to moderate roof damage along with awnings damaged and some windows broken. The tornado crossed US 231 and became very weak, possibly lifting for a little more than a mile, before slamming into a number of buildings in an industrial park. Some of the greatest destruction was done here. The tornado crossed Interstate 20 and ended after damaging a couple of houses on Sprayberry Road at approximately 3:17 pm. The tornado path was 4.5 miles long and approximately 100 yards wide at the widest. No deaths occurred in this tornado but there were two injuries, both classified as minor. Beginning: 33 34.926/86 17.647 Ending: 33 37.039/86 14.029
12.2	1985-04-05	2	33°34'N / 85°53'W	33°35'N / 85°51'W	2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Talladega
12.7	1967-03-06	2	33°38'N / 85°51'W				0	0	25K	0	Calhoun
13.1	1953-01-08	2	33°25'N / 86°07'W	33°27'N / 86°05'W	3.00 Miles	867 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Talladega
13.3	1985-04-05	2	33°35'N / 85°51'W	33°36'N / 85°50'W	1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Calhoun
14.2	1967-05-07	2	33°24'N / 86°06'W	33°26'N / 86°01'W	5.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Talladega
14.6	1983-12-03	3	33°35'N / 85°50'W	33°38'N / 85°48'W	4.00 Miles	150 Yards	2	51	2.5M	0	Calhoun
15.1	1964-04-28	2	33°46'N / 85°55'W	33°47'N / 85°51'W	4.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Calhoun
15.4	1969-12-30	2	33°47'N / 86°03'W	33°54'N / 86°00'W	8.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Calhoun
16.7	1973-05-27	2	33°42'N / 86°24'W	33°45'N / 86°16'W	8.40 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	St. Clair
16.8	1973-05-27	4	33°27'N / 85°54'W	33°32'N / 85°45'W	10.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Clay
16.8	2000-12-16	2	33°47'N / 86°19'W	33°50'N / 86°12'W	8.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	175K	0K	St. Clair
		Brief Description: In St. Clair County, an F2 tornado track extended from near Cool Springs to south of Ashville to near Gum Springs Church. The total track was 8.5 miles long and about 200 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado began at 220 PM on County Road 31, just west of Cool Springs. The tornado lifted around 231 PM about 3 miles east of Ashville. Four houses sustained significant damage and two mobile homes were annihilated. A baseball park was damaged at the Ashville High School. Two injuries occurred near the beginning of the tornado track near Cool Springs. Beginning: 33 47.292/86 19.737 Ending: 33 50.819/86 12.055
17.0	1998-04-08	2	33°37'N / 86°29'W	33°38'N / 86°15'W	14.40 Miles	200 Yards	2	12	2.0M	5K	St. Clair
		Brief Description: The tornado began 2.3 miles north-northeast of Moody and just west of US 411. The tornado crossed US 411 where a large church and associated buildings, some recently constructed were destroyed. The tornado traveled on an east-northeast track moving through relatively rural areas. It affected a portion of CR 174 and then crossed US 231 just south of Wattsville. The tornado damaged a number of buildings in the Coal City area including a mobile home where two people were killed and three children were injured. The tornado ended in an open area just east of Coal City. Emergency Management for St. Clair County reported that 26 homes were destroyed, 30 homes suffered major damage, and 59 sustained minor damage. This included 42 mobile homes. M29MH, F33MH
17.6	1965-11-27	2	33°36'N / 86°30'W	33°36'N / 86°15'W	14.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Clair
17.9	1962-03-21	3	33°45'N / 85°49'W	33°45'N / 85°47'W	2.30 Miles	250 Yards	0	10	250K	0	Etowah
18.4	1977-04-04	3	33°50'N / 86°15'W	33°54'N / 86°09'W	7.30 Miles	150 Yards	1	0	250K	0	St. Clair
19.5	1967-03-06	2	33°53'N / 86°12'W				0	0	25K	0	St. Clair
19.7	1973-05-27	4	33°15'N / 86°27'W	33°27'N / 85°54'W	34.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	17	25.0M	0	Talladega
20.3	1977-04-04	2	33°53'N / 86°01'W	33°56'N / 85°58'W	4.70 Miles	150 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Etowah
21.0	1989-03-05	2	33°16'N / 86°22'W	33°26'N / 86°06'W	20.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Talladega
21.1	2001-11-24	2	33°16'N / 86°09'W	33°22'N / 86°01'W	9.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	230K	0K	Talladega
		Brief Description: The same thunderstorm that spawned the Sylacauga tornado produced another tornado in eastern Talladega County. This tornado was also rated an F2 on the Fujita scale and began at 3:59 pm 4 miles southeast of Winterboro in the Talladega National Forest. The tornado tracked northeast across Germany Mountain and ended at 4:09 pm, 1 mile southeast of Waldo. Several homes were damaged on Germany Mountain with one receiving significant damage. At least 6 mobile homes were totally destroyed and several outbuildings and barns were destroyed. Several trees were blown down or snapped off along the path. No injuries were reported. Beg: 33 17.453/86 08.146 End: 33 22.351/86 00.750
21.7	1973-05-27	3	33°43'N / 86°33'W	33°57'N / 86°09'W	28.10 Miles	800 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	St. Clair
22.0	1961-12-11	3	33°48'N / 85°47'W	33°50'N / 85°45'W	3.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Calhoun
22.1	1954-12-05	3	33°47'N / 86°00'W	33°55'N / 85°36'W	24.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	26	250K	0	Calhoun
22.5	2001-11-24	2	33°41'N / 86°30'W	33°46'N / 86°23'W	10.10 Miles	125 Yards	0	0	300K	0K	St. Clair
		Brief Description: A tornado began weakly on the east side of the Cahaba River in Trussville and damaged a dugout and fencing at the Trussville Sports Complex. The tornado downed trees as it moved northeastward crossing Deerfoot Parkway near the intersection of Interstate 59 in Trussville at 1:31 pm. The tornado followed along Interstate 59 for a short distance downing trees and causing damage to houses especially on the east side of the Interstate. The tornado crossed into St. Clair County at Argo at approximately 1:36 pm. The tornado continued on a northeast track moving primarily through rural settings with property damage along the way including a number of houses and mobile homes. The tornado ended about 5.5 miles east of Springville around 1:52 pm. The tornado was rated an F2 and was on the ground for 16 miles with a width of about 125 yards. Only one injury was reported at Argo with this tornado. Beg: 33 37.990/86 35.939 End: 33 46.089/86 22.720
22.9	1969-12-30	2	33°54'N / 86°00'W	34°00'N / 86°01'W	7.10 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Etowah
23.5	2008-08-25	2	33°34'N / 85°40'W	33°35'N / 85°40'W			0	0	100K	0K	Cleburne
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down on US-431, about a half mile south of the intersection with AL-281. It then moved northwestward, along and just east of US-431, and lifted just before reaching AL-281. One gas station/convenience store and one auto body shop were significantly damaged. Approximately 100 to 200 trees were snapped off or were uprooted along the damage path. This tornado was associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Tropical Storm Fay, and its remnants after landfall, brought high winds, heavy rain, and numerous tornadoes to Central Alabama.
23.6	1994-03-27	4	33°43'N / 86°09'W	34°01'N / 85°25'W	50.00 Miles	880 Yards	22	150	500K	50.0M	St. Clair, Calhoun And Cherokee
		Brief Description: A tornado began about one mile south-southwest of Ragland in St. Clair County at 1055 CST and traveled northeast at between 45 and 55 miles an hour crossing the Alabama/Georgia border about five miles northeast of Rock Run in Cherokee County. The tornado moved across County Highway 144 just south-southwest of Ragland where it first began then destroyed a number of structures along 144 to the east of Ragland. The tornado crossed primarily wooded land before moving through a camping area on the west side of Neely Henry Lake. A woman was killed outside on the west side of the lake as she tried to secure a boat. The tornado crossed Neely Henry Lake just north of the dam as it moved into Calhoun County. Twenty-six homes were damaged, 18 homes were destroyed, and 20 mobile homes were destroyed in St. Clair County. Moving into Calhoun County at 1104 CST, the storm continued on a steady northeast track (60 degree heading) crossing the north side of Ohatchee. The storm crossed U.S. Highway 431 at 1120 CST where one man was killed when the van he was in was thrown into a ditch. Three other people in the van were injured. The storm continued northeast across mostly woodlands with only scattered structures, mostly homes, in its path. It crossed U.S. Highway 278 between four and five miles west-northwest of Piedmont. The storm entered Cherokee County at 1135 CST. At 1139 CST the tornado destroyed the Goshen United Methodist Church located one mile north of the Cherokee/Calhoun County line on County Highway 9 killing 20 people and injuring 92. The tornado continued northeast across Cherokee County reaching the Alabama/Georgia state line at approximately 1152 CST. Deaths: St. Clair County - (F540); Calhoun County - (M49V); Cherokee County - (F02O) (M03O) (F04O) (M05O) (F10O) (M12O) (F24O) (M25O) (F34O) (M34O) (M37O) (M38O) (M39O) (M44O) (F50O) (M54O) (F54O) (M64O) (F72O) (M79O)
23.8	1977-04-04	2	33°46'N / 86°28'W	33°47'N / 86°25'W	3.30 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	250K	0	St. Clair
25.0	1984-05-03	2	33°26'N / 85°44'W	33°29'N / 85°38'W	7.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Clay
25.0	2009-04-19	2	33°51'N / 86°26'W	33°54'N / 86°20'W	6.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	400K	0K	Blount
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down at the intersection of CR-27 and Jones Chapel Road. It then traveled northeastward and crossed Lake Rd, CR-29, Putman Road, and Hicks Road, before moving into Saint Clair County. Six chicken houses were completely destroyed, killing nearly 100,000 chickens. One home had its second story destroyed, and another home suffered a complete roof collapse. One large industrial barn was destroyed. Two additional homes, several more chicken sheds, and about 9 outbuilding also received varying degrees of damage. About 200 trees were snapped and uprooted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful spring storm system and associated cold front brought numerous thunderstorms to central Alabama. Many of the storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.
25.7	1984-05-03	2	33°16'N / 86°22'W	33°19'N / 86°11'W	11.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Talladega
26.1	1970-04-02	2	33°57'N / 85°57'W	34°00'N / 85°52'W	6.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Etowah
26.1	2008-03-15	2	33°52'N / 86°27'W	33°54'N / 86°21'W	6.00 Miles	675 Yards	0	0	960K	0K	Blount
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down just east of CR-27, about 5 miles south-southeast of Oneonta. It then moved north of River Road, through the Highland Lake community, and across CR-29 near the Appalachian Community. The Appalachian School property sustained damage, but the school was spared any significant damage. The tornado continued northeastward and strengthened as it nearly paralleled CR-12, before lifting just north of the intersection of CR-12 and US-231. Along the entire path, several hundred trees were either snapped off or were uprooted. A few dozen chicken houses were damaged and many were destroyed. Many outbuildings, garages, and sheds were destroyed. At least 25 homes sustained major damage, and another few dozen received minor damage. At least one mobile home was destroyed and a few more were damaged. At least 6 cows and hundreds of chickens were killed by flying debris. In some instances, the roof debris from damaged structures was blown over one half mile downstream. A few feed silos were tipped over and one rolled at least one half mile. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An upper level disturbance, and a developing surface low and associated cold front, caused several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across central Alabama.
26.3	1980-06-17	2	34°00'N / 86°01'W		1.00 Mile	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Etowah
26.4	1980-06-17	2	33°20'N / 85°48'W	33°21'N / 85°43'W	5.20 Miles	23 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Clay
27.5	1984-05-03	2	33°32'N / 85°41'W	33°34'N / 85°31'W	8.40 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cleburne
27.6	1957-11-18	2	33°16'N / 85°51'W				0	0	25K	0	Clay
27.7	2001-11-24	2	33°39'N / 86°34'W	33°41'N / 86°32'W	5.90 Miles	125 Yards	0	1	200K	0K	Jefferson
		Brief Description: A tornado began weakly on the east side of the Cahaba River in Trussville and damaged a dugout and fencing at the Trussville Sports Complex. The tornado downed trees as it moved northeastward crossing Deerfoot Parkway near the intersection of Interstate 59 in Trussville at 1:31 pm. The tornado followed along Interstate 59 for a short distance downing trees and causing damage to houses especially on the east side of the Interstate. The tornado crossed into St. Clair County at Argo at approximately 1:36 pm. The tornado continued on a northeast track moving primarily through rural settings with property damage along the way including a number of houses and mobile homes. The tornado ended about 5.5 miles east of Springville around 1:52 pm. The tornado was rated an F2 and was on the ground for 16 miles with a width of about 125 yards. Only one injury was reported at Argo with this tornado. Beg: 33 37.990/86 35.939 End: 33 46.089/86 22.720
28.3	1964-01-24	4	33°19'N / 86°26'W	33°20'N / 86°23'W	3.30 Miles	100 Yards	10	6	250K	0	Shelby
28.4	1953-05-01	4	33°13'N / 85°56'W	33°18'N / 85°45'W	12.10 Miles	440 Yards	7	12	250K	0	Clay
29.0	1971-03-06	2	33°41'N / 86°36'W	33°43'N / 86°32'W	4.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Jefferson
29.5	1984-05-03	2	33°29'N / 85°38'W	33°30'N / 85°32'W	6.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Randolph
30.6	1984-05-03	2	33°15'N / 86°23'W	33°16'N / 86°22'W	1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Shelby
31.0	2001-11-24	4	33°55'N / 86°26'W	34°03'N / 86°21'W	8.30 Miles	500 Yards	0	22	800K	0K	Blount
		Brief Description: The F4 tornado first touched down in the vicinity of the Mt. Carmel Church, south of US 231 on CR 29, where several trees were snapped off. The tornado tracked northeast and produced extensive F2-type damage to homes and trailer homes along Tidwell Road where several injuries occurred. All trees in the neighborhood were snapped mid-trunk. As the tornado crossed US 231, it completely destroyed a frame house with F4 magnitude damage. Large trees around the house were uprooted and snapped at mid-trunk. From there, the tornado continued moving northeast and produced it's worst, F4 magnitude damage, between Robbins Lake and Airport Road. Large trees were completely snapped off at ground level; two tandem-wheel dump trucks were overturned, and moved or rolled 30 yards; several storage containers filled with construction supplies and equipment were rolled up to 50 yards; a large bulldozer was moved 5 feet; a large pole-barn building was completely obliterated. The tornado continued northeast across Robbins Field, then across an unpopulated area, until it entered western Etowah County in the town of Altoona. One church was also destroyed. The tornado affected the south and east sections of Altoona. The tornado descended a steep hill and downed an entire stand of pine trees at mid-trunk. Several homes and trailer-homes were damaged or destroyed, including a well-constructed $250,000 home which was completely destroyed, the third occurrence of F4 magnitude damage. The tornado crossed SR 132, ascending a steep hill, and dissipated. At it's widest point, the tornado was approximately one-quarter mile wide. Debris was scattered several miles past the end of the tornado track. Beg: 33 55.619/86 25.749 End: 34 02.107/86 18.754
31.2	2001-11-24	4	34°01'N / 86°20'W	34°02'N / 86°18'W	1.80 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	1.5M	0K	Etowah
		Brief Description: The F4 tornado first touched down in the vicinity of the Mt. Carmel Church, south of US 231 on CR 29, where several trees were snapped off. The tornado tracked northeast and produced extensive F2-type damage to homes and trailer homes along Tidwell Road where several injuries occurred. All trees in the neighborhood were snapped mid-trunk. As the tornado crossed US 231, it completely destroyed a frame house with F4 magnitude damage. Large trees around the house were uprooted and snapped at mid-trunk. From there, the tornado continued moving northeast and produced it's worst, F4 magnitude damage, between Robbins Lake and Airport Road. Large trees were completely snapped off at ground level; two tandem-wheel dump trucks were overturned, and moved or rolled 30 yards; several storage containers filled with construction supplies and equipment were rolled up to 50 yards; a large bulldozer was moved 5 feet; a large pole-barn building was completely obliterated. The tornado continued northeast across Robbins Field, then across an unpopulated area, until it entered western Etowah County in the town of Altoona. One church was also destroyed. The tornado affected the south and east sections of Altoona. The tornado descended a steep hill and downed an entire stand of pine trees at mid-trunk. Several homes and trailer-homes were damaged or destroyed, including a well-constructed $250,000 home which was completely destroyed, the third occurrence of F4 magnitude damage. The tornado crossed SR 132, ascending a steep hill, and dissipated. At it's widest point, the tornado was approximately one-quarter mile wide. Debris was scattered several miles past the end of the tornado track. Beg: 33 55.619/86 25.749 End: 34 02.107/86 18.754
31.6	1980-03-20	2	33°10'N / 86°15'W	33°12'N / 86°12'W	3.80 Miles	50 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Talladega
31.9	1973-05-27	3	33°34'N / 86°42'W	33°43'N / 86°33'W	13.50 Miles	800 Yards	1	44	25.0M	0	Jefferson
32.3	2006-09-22	2	33°55'N / 86°31'W	33°57'N / 86°28'W	4.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	3	1.5M	0	Blount
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down just southwest of the Allgood community, north of Highway 75. The tornado then tracked northeastward, remaining north of Highway 75 the entire time. It dissipated in the city of Oneonta, just north of the Blount County Courthouse near 7th Street. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along the tornado path. Oneonta High School suffered significant damage to its football field press box, and two concession stands were destroyed. The high school structure also sustained roof damage. The Blount County Courthouse sustained roof damage and many flagpoles were broken down. Several homes and out-buildings received major damage and a local gas station had its canopy blown off. Three people were injured as the tornado moved through, one seriously.
32.3	1960-09-16	2	33°11'N / 86°16'W		0.30 Mile	33 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Talladega
32.4	1983-11-15	2	33°49'N / 86°35'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Blount
32.7	2000-12-16	3	34°03'N / 85°56'W	34°05'N / 85°49'W	8.10 Miles	500 Yards	0	14	10.0M	0K	Etowah
		Brief Description: Damage in Etowah and Cherokee counties was the result of an F3 tornado. The tornado track was 12.8 miles long and just over one quarter of a mile or about 500 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado touched down near Tidmore Bend, 5.3 miles east north east of the city of Gadsden, at 246 PM and lifted at 305 PM near Pollard Bend in Cherokee County. The tornado track was 8.1 miles in Etowah County and 4.7 miles in Cherokee County for a total of 12.8 miles. The most significant damage with the tornado was in the Coats Bend Community of Etowah County where 14 injuries occurred and approximately 250 homes were either totally destroyed or had major damage. Damage in Cherokee County was limited to downed trees and damage to a couple of structures. Beginning: 34 02.864/85 55.347 Ending: 34 06.877/85 42.900
32.8	1977-06-22	2	34°05'N / 85°56'W		1.20 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Etowah
33.1	2001-11-24	2	33°10'N / 86°19'W	33°12'N / 86°17'W	3.10 Miles	400 Yards	0	15	800K	0K	Talladega
		Brief Description: The F2 tornado began at 3:42 pm near the intersection of Forest Glen Rd. and Odens Mill Rd., in the Oak Grove Community. It traveled northeast crossing US 280 and ended at 3:45 pm near Shirtee Creek in the Odena Community. The Red Cross and the local Emergency Management Agency estimate that 15 people were injured, two critically. Forty to 50 homes were damaged with 7 of the homes sustaining significant damage. Ten mobile homes were totally destroyed. Several outbuildings and sheds were destroyed and numerous trees were blown down or uprooted along the entire path. The tornado path was 3.1 miles long and 400 yards wide at its widest point. Beg: 33 10.930/86 18.818 End: 33 12.502/86 16.176
33.2	1986-03-19	2	33°49'N / 86°36'W		0.20 Mile	73 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Blount
33.2	1980-04-27	2	34°05'N / 86°10'W	34°07'N / 86°07'W	3.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Etowah
34.5	1962-03-21	2	33°09'N / 86°16'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Talladega
36.2	2006-09-22	2	33°53'N / 86°37'W	33°53'N / 86°37'W	0.30 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	50K	0	Blount
		Brief Description: The tornado briefly touched down just south of Locust Fork, along Spunky Hollow Road near Azzilee Circle. A substantial workshop structure collapsed due to wall failure, as the entire roof was removed and pushed off. A home under construction was completely destroyed, and several other homes suffered roof and shingle damage. Several trees were knocked down along the path.
36.6	2000-04-02	2	33°54'N / 85°33'W	33°55'N / 85°31'W	1.70 Miles	100 Yards	1	6	300K	0K	Calhoun
		Brief Description: F90MH The tornado began at 12:34 am just south of Vigo at the end of Helen Drive. Vigo is located east of Piedmont, AL. The tornado traveled on a northeast track crossing Bethel Church Road and continuing along Vigo Road (County Road 70). The tornado straddled the road moving up a hill and crossing a few hundred feet into Cleburne County. Damage in Cleburne County was confined to downed trees. The tornado path was 1.9 miles long and approximately 100 yards wide. Most of the property that was damaged or destroyed was located in the area of Helen Drive and Bethel Church Road. Six mobile homes were destroyed along with two houses, one of which was under construction. One elderly woman was killed and six people were injured in that area. The woman was one of three people in a mobile home whose frame was thrown approximately 130 feet by the force of the tornado. Beginning: 33 54.855/85 33.720 End: 33 55.293/85 31.752
36.7	2008-03-15	2	33°58'N / 85°37'W	33°59'N / 85°34'W	4.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	75K	0K	Cherokee
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down near the intersection of CR-6 and CR-31, just west of AL-9, about 5 miles north of Piedmont. From there, it moved just north of due east, across AL-9, and then roughly parallel to CR-10 for about 3 miles, before lifting near Hurricane Creek. Some metal roof paneling was torn off a barn and one-half of a roof was torn off a brick home. Two other homes and another barn also sustained damage. Numerous trees in the area were also snapped or uprooted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An upper level disturbance, and a developing surface low and associated cold front, caused several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across central Alabama.
37.0	2000-12-16	3	34°04'N / 85°47'W	34°07'N / 85°44'W	4.70 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	40K	0K	Cherokee
		Brief Description: Damage in Etowah and Cherokee counties was the result of an F3 tornado. The tornado track was 12.8 miles long and just over one quarter of a mile or about 500 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado touched down near Tidmore Bend, 5.3 miles east north east of the city of Gadsden, at 246 PM and lifted at 305 PM near Pollard Bend in Cherokee County. The tornado track was 8.1 miles in Etowah County and 4.7 miles in Cherokee County for a total of 12.8 miles. The most significant damage with the tornado was in the Coats Bend Community of Etowah County where 14 injuries occurred and approximately 250 homes were either totally destroyed or had major damage. Damage in Cherokee County was limited to downed trees and damage to a couple of structures. Beginning: 34 02.864/85 55.347 Ending: 34 06.877/85 42.900
37.1	1976-03-20	3	33°58'N / 86°37'W	34°07'N / 86°20'W	19.20 Miles	40 Yards	0	11	250K	0	Blount
37.1	2000-04-02	2	33°54'N / 85°31'W	33°54'N / 85°31'W	0.20 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Cleburne
		Brief Description: The tornado began at 12:34 am just south of Vigo at the end of Helen Drive. Vigo is located east of Piedmont, AL. The tornado traveled on a northeast track crossing Bethel Church Road and continuing along Vigo Road (County Road 70). The tornado straddled the road moving up a hill and crossing a few hundred feet into Cleburne County. Damage in Cleburne County was confined to downed trees. The tornado path was 1.9 miles long and approximately 100 yards wide. Most of the property that was damaged or destroyed was located in the area of Helen Drive and Bethel Church Road. Six mobile homes were destroyed along with two houses, one of which was under construction. One elderly woman was killed and six people were injured in that area. The woman was one of three people in a mobile home whose frame was thrown approximately 130 feet by the force of the tornado. Beginning: 33 54.855/85 33.720 End: 33 55.293/85 31.752
37.4	1974-05-02	2	34°09'N / 86°13'W		2.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Marshall
37.6	1957-11-18	4	33°59'N / 86°31'W	34°10'N / 86°21'W	15.80 Miles	100 Yards	3	6	250K	0	Blount
37.7	1985-04-05	3	34°08'N / 86°11'W	34°12'N / 86°03'W	8.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Etowah
37.8	1974-04-01	2	33°53'N / 86°46'W	33°57'N / 86°29'W	16.90 Miles	800 Yards	0	11	250K	0	Blount
37.9	2006-09-22	2	33°50'N / 86°41'W	33°51'N / 86°40'W	1.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	75K	0	Blount
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down briefly between the Lehigh Community and AL-79. One mobile home and one barn were completely destroyed. Two automobiles and one motorcycle were lifted from inside a barn and thrown at least 50 yards. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along its damage path.
38.1	1974-04-03	2	33°33'N / 85°28'W	33°40'N / 85°21'W	10.40 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Cleburne
38.1	1957-11-18	2	33°36'N / 86°48'W	33°38'N / 86°40'W	8.20 Miles	100 Yards	1	35	2.5M	0	Jefferson
39.3	1992-11-22	2	34°11'N / 86°06'W	34°12'N / 86°04'W	5.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	6	0K	0	Etowah
39.6	1999-02-27	2	33°56'N / 86°39'W	33°56'N / 86°39'W	0.40 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	85K	2K	Blount
		Brief Description: A brief tornado occurred about 3.5 miles northwest of Locust Fork around 7:15 pm. The tornado crossed County Road 13 moving in a northerly direction. Two large metal barns were demolished, a sturdy brick home lost a portion of its roof, and a small wood frame house was completely deroofed. One minor injury occurred in the wood frame house. Several large hay bales were strewn across CR 13 and two vehicles were nearly blown off the road. Numerous trees in the area were uprooted or snapped off.
39.7	1996-03-18	3	33°15'N / 85°55'W	32°54'N / 85°48'W	14.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	0	0	Tallapoosa
		Brief Description: A tornado began on the northeast side of Eclectic and extended for 10 miles in Elmore County crossing the Elmore-Tallapoosa county line just east of Highway 63. The tornado continued for another 14 miles in Tallapoosa County crossing Lake Martin and ending on the north side of Jacksons Gap not far from where a tornado had occurred earlier in the evening. This was classified as an F3 tornado with a total damage path of 24 miles with a width of a quarter of a mile at the widest. Numerous buildings of all types were damaged along the track. Some of the most intense damage occurred as the tornado emerged from crossing Lake Martin in the Peckerwood area just southwest of Jacksons Gap. Numerous permanent homes and mobile homes were seriously damaged or destroyed.
40.7	1961-12-11	2	33°02'N / 86°05'W				0	0	25K	0	Coosa
40.7	1973-12-26	2	33°02'N / 86°05'W		0.10 Mile	27 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Talladega
40.7	1964-04-28	3	33°44'N / 85°25'W	33°44'N / 85°20'W	5.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	8	25K	0	Cleburne
40.8	1951-11-16	2	34°05'N / 86°31'W		1.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	3K	0	Blount
41.0	1970-04-26	2	33°15'N / 85°31'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Randolph
41.3	1984-05-03	2	33°31'N / 85°24'W	33°30'N / 85°20'W	5.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cleburne
42.0	1967-12-19	2	33°36'N / 86°48'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
42.0	1974-04-03	3	34°03'N / 85°49'W	34°12'N / 85°30'W	20.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	9	250K	0	Cherokee
42.1	1956-04-15	4	33°30'N / 86°58'W	33°38'N / 86°38'W	21.30 Miles	200 Yards	25	200	2.5M	0	Jefferson
42.8	1957-11-18	4	34°10'N / 86°21'W	34°16'N / 86°13'W	10.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Marshall
42.9	1958-04-29	2	33°38'N / 86°49'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
43.1	1992-11-22	2	34°12'N / 86°04'W	34°17'N / 85°54'W	7.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	6	0K	0	Dekalb
43.1	1977-04-04	5	33°31'N / 86°56'W	33°36'N / 86°42'W	14.70 Miles	550 Yards	22	130	25.0M	0	Jefferson
43.2	1994-03-27	2	33°18'N / 86°51'W	33°23'N / 86°38'W	12.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	53	5.0M	0	Shelby
		Brief Description: A tornado began on the north side of Helena on the Bearden Farm moving northeastward crossing Alabama 261 near Pelham High School. The school suffered some damage. Continuing northeast, the tornado caused damage in a residential section before doing extensive damage to two mobile home parks on the west side of U.S. Highway 31 on the north side of Pelham. The tornado did extensive to businesses in the stretch from the U.S. 31/Alabama 119 intersection to the Alabama 119/Interstate 65 intersection. The tornado continued on its track going through primarily residential areas of Pelham and Indian Springs. The tornado dissipated just before reaching the Meadow Brook area about two miles west of U.S. Highway 280. Areas in the path of the tornado included sections of Chandalar, Green Park South mobile home park, South Gate Mobile Home Park, Indian Springs Village, Broken Bow, Broken Bow South, and Riverchase.
43.5	1964-01-24	2	34°15'N / 86°01'W				0	0	25K	0	Dekalb
43.5	1967-05-06	3	33°27'N / 86°50'W	33°28'N / 86°46'W	4.30 Miles	200 Yards	1	25	2.5M	0	Jefferson
43.5	1976-01-13	2	33°31'N / 86°49'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Jefferson
43.8	1976-08-15	2	33°45'N / 86°49'W		0.50 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Jefferson
43.8	2008-02-06	2	33°00'N / 86°30'W	33°06'N / 86°18'W	14.00 Miles	2000 Yards	0	0	115K	0K	Coosa
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down in the Hidden Valley community along Lay Lake, about 2 miles northeast of Lay Dam. It then tracked northeastward, before producing its most significant damage just east of Marble Valley along County Road 56. Four large wooden power poles were snapped off. Two mobile homes were knocked off their foundations and rolled over. Hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees were either snapped off or uprooted along the path. The tornado then continued northeastward, eventually crossing into Talladega County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong cold front and very intense upper level storm system moving across the Gulf Coast States brought numerous severe thunderstorms and several tornadoes to Central Alabama.
44.1	1985-04-05	3	34°12'N / 86°19'W	34°17'N / 86°12'W	8.00 Miles	277 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Marshall
44.2	1978-04-18	2	33°01'N / 86°19'W		0.10 Mile	80 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Coosa
44.9	1977-07-08	2	33°49'N / 86°49'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
45.2	1963-05-27	2	33°28'N / 86°50'W				0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
45.3	1983-02-22	2	34°16'N / 86°13'W		2.20 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Marshall
45.4	1968-04-04	2	34°16'N / 86°12'W	34°17'N / 86°08'W	4.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marshall
45.8	1973-12-29	2	34°17'N / 86°01'W		0.30 Mile	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Dekalb
45.8	1972-10-27	2	33°31'N / 86°55'W	33°45'N / 86°49'W	17.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
45.9	1992-11-22	2	34°16'N / 86°02'W	34°18'N / 85°56'W	5.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	6	0K	0	Dekalb
46.2	2002-11-10	2	34°07'N / 85°38'W	34°09'N / 85°28'W	10.50 Miles	440 Yards	1	4	1.2M	0K	Cherokee
		Brief Description: The Centre Tornado touched down near Highway 411, just to the east of the Cherokee Country Club. It then traveled northeast, crossed over Cowan Creek, and damaged houses along County Road 40 at approximately 1122 pm CST. The tornado continued its northeastward movement and crossed over County Road 16 at approximately 1125 pm CST. One death was reported in a mobile home at the point where the tornado crossed over County Road 16. From this point, the tornado crossed County Road 31, damaging more homes before moving over Spring Creek. The tornado turned more to the east-northeast, damaging even more homes, before finally lifting near the eastern end of Weiss Lake near Mud Creek. The Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency estimates that 88 homes were either damaged or destroyed as this tornado moved across the county. In addition to the one fatality, there were also 4 injuries reported. The tornado was on the ground from 1120 pm CST to approximately 1132 pm CST. It had a path 10.5 miles long, and at its widest point was 440 yards wide. Beg: 34 07.176/85 38.020 End: 34 10.010/85 27.928 F72MH
47.0	1973-03-16	2	33°17'N / 86°49'W	33°18'N / 86°45'W	4.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Shelby
47.0	1974-01-26	3	33°08'N / 85°28'W	33°24'N / 85°17'W	21.30 Miles	150 Yards	1	7	250K	0	Randolph
47.3	1963-03-05	4	33°22'N / 86°58'W	33°29'N / 86°45'W	14.90 Miles	667 Yards	0	35	250K	0	Jefferson
47.4	1963-03-11	4	33°54'N / 86°54'W	34°11'N / 86°33'W	28.00 Miles	880 Yards	2	6	2.5M	0	Cullman
47.7	1973-05-27	4	33°05'N / 86°56'W	33°15'N / 86°27'W	30.20 Miles	800 Yards	1	63	25.0M	0	Shelby
48.0	1973-05-08	2	34°17'N / 86°17'W	34°20'N / 86°08'W	9.20 Miles	900 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Marshall
48.2	1964-04-28	3	33°44'N / 85°20'W	33°44'N / 85°09'W	10.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Haralson
48.5	1964-04-07	2	34°19'N / 86°05'W	34°20'N / 86°02'W	3.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Dekalb
48.8	2008-02-26	3	33°33'N / 85°17'W	33°34'N / 85°10'W	7.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	8.0M	0K	Carroll
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A ground and aerial damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia and the Carroll County Emergency Management Director concluded that an EF3 tornado touched down in extreme western Carroll county, just across the Alabama state line, about 13 miles west of Carrollton and continued to a point approximately five miles west of Carrollton. The tornado traveled a path length of seven to eight miles and had a maximum path width of 100 yards. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 140 mph. Twelve structures, mostly single family homes, suffered extensive damage along the path of the tornado. Only four of the affected structures were manufactured or mobile homes. Two of the affected homes were destroyed, on Indian Creek Road. A woman was injured on Smithfield Road when she was blown from her home. Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the area as well. Damages were estimated to be nearly $10 million. This plus the following tornado resulted in damage to 128 structures. Six single-family and one mobile home were destroyed, two mobile homes suffered major damage, 34 single-family homes sustained minor damage, and 84 single-family homes, along with one mobile home, suffered minor damage. Five businesses were damaged, two of which were destroyed, along with one suffering major and two others minor damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A deep upper trough was moving from the mid-south toward the southeast U.S. early on the 26th. A strong cold front accompanied the upper system. A squall line of thunderstorms developed after midnight on the 25th across Mississippi and Alabama and reached the Georgia/Alabama border around 5 am EST. The line of thunderstorms intensified and bowed out just as it was moving in Georgia during the early morning hours. Wind gusts in excess 60 mph affected many counties as these thunderstorms rolled through the area during the early morning hours, causing extensive wind damage to trees, power lines, and some structures from the west and northwest side of Atlanta toward the Alabama border. In addition, two tornadoes, one an EF3, developed along the stronger part of the line as it moved through Carroll county before daybreak causing extensive damage along their paths.
49.0	1995-02-16	3	34°15'N / 86°35'W	34°16'N / 86°19'W	14.00 Miles	10 Yards	6	130	5.0M	5K	Cullman And Marshall
		Brief Description: A tornado began in the extreme northeast part of Cullman County about three miles west of Joppa in a rural area. The tornado travelled east-northeast through Joppa and across Alabama Highway 69 crossing into Marshall County just southwest of Arab at 5:06 am CST. Continuing on an east-northeast track, the tornado crossed the southern side of Arab crossing U.S. Highway 231 at 5:08 am. The tornado moved into increasing rugged terrain as it moved east of Arab, dissipating at the Browns Creek section of Guntersville Lake just north of the Diamond community. Six people were killed in the tornado, five in Marshall County and one in Cullman County. One death occurred in a house and the rest in mobile homes. There were 130 injuries though it is impossible to specify how many occurred in each county. The Joppa area of Cullman County and the Arab area of Marshall County were the most heavily populated areas affected by the tornado with some of the worst damage occurring in these areas. Officials reported that 77 dwellings and six businesses were destroyed in Cullman County while 80 dwellings and six businesses were destroyed in Marshall County. In the city of Arab, there were 30 to 35 homes destroyed or heavily damaged along with 30 to 35 mobile homes. A pregnant woman severely injured in her mobile home in the tornado was sent into labor early, but the baby died at birth. F04H, M49M, M36M, F70M, F88M, M0M
49.1	1973-01-26	2	34°20'N / 86°04'W				0	0	25K	0	Marshall
49.4	2008-05-11	2	33°33'N / 85°13'W	33°33'N / 85°13'W			0	0	2.0M	0K	Carroll
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that two brief spinup tornadoes occurred within a larger and extensive area of straight-line wind damage across much of central Carroll county. The first brief tornado spinup was an EF2 in the Jonesville community, just northeast of Bowdon and west of Carrollton. The tornado touched down approximately two miles east of where the straight-line wind damage began. The tornado was only on the ground approximately 100 yards and had a path width of 100 yards as well. The roofs of two homes were completely blown off the structures, including nearly $1 million in damages to a Dalton Carpet Outlet. Hundreds of trees were also down in the area. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary front was draped across north Georgia early on May 10th with an active northwest flow aloft. Meanwhile...a vigorous short wave aloft was approaching the area from the southern plains. The stationary front provided the focus for two rounds of showers and thunderstorms, one early in the morning on the 10th and another in the afternoon. The activity tracked east-southeast with the upper flow aloft, mainly across north Georgia during the early morning and across central Georgia during the afternoon. An isolated strong supercell also tracked across the southern part of central Georgia during the evening. After a lull of convective activity for about four hours, intense multicell thunderstorms tracked into the area from Alabama after midnight and before dawn on the 11th. As these thunderstorms tracked across west central and central Georgia, 15 tornadoes were identified by subsequent surveys making this the most significant tornado outbreak to affect the area since the Katrina-associated tornadoes on August 29, 2005. Millions of dollars of property damage were reported as many homes were destroyed from these tornadoes from the western and southern suburbs of Atlanta southeastward across Macon, Dublin, and other counties in east central and southeast Georgia. Many of these counties were eligible for disaster assistance from the federal government. In addition to the tornadoes and thunderstorm winds that caused extensive damage in dozens of counties across north and central Georgia during the early morning hours of May 11th, strong gradient winds developed on the back side of the strong cold front that moved through the area as low pressure intensified across the mid-Atlantic region. The strong winds combined with wet ground resulted in dozens of trees being blown down in some north Georgia counties. There were also two deaths as a result of downed trees in Barrow and Gwinnett county, all non-thunderstorm-related winds.
49.4	1959-05-12	3	33°22'N / 86°57'W	33°25'N / 86°49'W	8.60 Miles	440 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Jefferson
49.5	2000-04-03	2	33°58'N / 85°23'W	34°00'N / 85°16'W	6.00 Miles	75 Yards	0	6	1.0M	0	Polk
		Brief Description: Survey of damage by NWS personnel indicated that an F1 - F2 tornado, 50 - 100 yards wide, touched down in the Potash community at approximately 2:00 am EDT near Harmony Road. The tornado traveled approximately 6 miles with the terminating point just southwest of Cedartown. The tornado snapped off and uprooted several trees at its touchdown point on Harmony Road and caused a poultry house to lean as well as blowing off some of its tin roof. Next, a house on Blair Road was severely damaged and numerous trees were felled. Further downstream, several mobile homes and numerous trees were hit on Branch Road, Cornelius Road, and Highway 278 between Cornelius Road and Berry Road. The most severe damage was on Berry Road where two mobile homes were totally destroyed and 3 people seriously injured. The Polk county EMA director reported that a total a 6 people were injured, 2 seriously, and a total of 20 homes were destroyed or damaged. In addition, a roof was blown off a fruit/vegetable stand on Highway 27 south of Cedartown, but this did not appear to be related to the tornado. In excess of 1 million dollars damage was caused by the tornado.
49.6	1977-04-04	2	34°04'N / 86°46'W	34°07'N / 86°41'W	5.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Cullman
49.6	1985-08-16	2	33°58'N / 86°53'W	34°03'N / 86°43'W	10.00 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cullman
49.6	1952-02-13	3	33°36'N / 86°56'W				1	26	250K	0	Jefferson
49.7	2004-11-24	2	32°53'N / 86°31'W	33°00'N / 86°11'W	18.70 Miles	1400 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Coosa
		Brief Description: National Weather Service Meteorologist made a few trips to the damage areas across Autauga, Chilton and Coosa Counties. The damage was consistent with a very large tornado with a long damage path. The tornado damage was rated an F2, but the strength of the tornado may have been stronger but the tornado affected mostly rural areas. The F2 tornado first touched down between Jones and Bethel Grove generally producing only tree damage until it reached the county line. The tornado then traveled on a northeast heading into southern Chilton County between Pletcher and Billingsley. The tornado was fairly weak at this time, blowing down and snapping off several large trees in rural areas. As the tornado approached the west side of Interstate 65, the tornado increased to F2 intensity and caused considerable damage to several structures. Continuing northeast, the tornado weakened a bit as it crossed Interstate 65 in the vicinity of mile marker 202, approximately 3 miles south of the Clanton Exit. The tornado was still strong enough at this time to down several large trees and block the northbound lanes of traffic. After crossing the interstate, the tornado regained F2 intensity moving through the Cooper Community. The tornado produced extensive structural damage in Cooper. Several homes, businesses, mobile homes and out-buildings were damaged or destroyed. Hundreds of trees were blown down or snapped off in this area. The tornado moved across eastern Chilton County and went across Lake Mitchell. At Lake Mitchell, on the Chilton/Coosa County Line, numerous homes and mobile homes were destroyed generally between Blue Creek and Cargle Creek. The tornado crossed Lake Mitchell and moved into the Coosa Wildlife Management Area along Hatchet Creek. Hundreds of trees were splintered in this area. The tornado then moved through rural Coosa County crossing US 231 just south of the Hanover Community. The tornado dissipated shortly after US 231. The tornado damage path was 49.1 miles long and an astounding 1400 yards wide at its widest point. No injuries or fatalities were reported with this strong tornado. Begin: 32 35.77/86 53.11 End: 32 59.99/86 11.45
49.8	1963-04-29	2	33°17'N / 86°50'W				0	0	25K	0	Shelby

* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.