More than one tornado has struck Huntsville, Alabama in its history.
- The first documented tornado to strike Huntsville occurred in April 1822.[1]
- An F2 tornado struck on the evening of April Fools' Day 1884. The tornado was on the ground for 82 miles, traveled through five counties, and caused 2 known deaths.[2]
- 3 tornadoes struck the city in 1967:
- An F2 tornado struck in the early afternoon of November 24, 1967.[3] The tornado struck the eastern edge of the city and the neighboring Big Cove community.[4]
- An F2 tornado struck during the early morning hours of December 18, 1967 leaving at least 4 dead and 29 injured.[5] The tornado was on the ground for 20 miles and at the widest point was 300 feet.[6]
- An F1 tornado struck in the early evening hours of December 21, 1967.[7]
- An F3 tornado during the Super Outbreak in April 1974 caused damage in Huntsville and crossed Monte Sano.[8]
- Dual tornadoes struck within an hour of one another on the western edge of the city in present day Cummings Research Park during Hurricane Danny in the early afternoon of August 16, 1985. The first tornado was an F1 that lasted for 8.5 miles, and the second was an F2 that lasted for 13 miles.[9][10]
- An F4 tornado struck the southern portion of the city on November 15, 1989, resulting in 21 deaths.[11]
- The Anderson Hills tornado, also an F4, struck the northern suburbs on May 18, 1995.
- An EF2 tornado struck downtown, including the Five Points area, on January 21, 2010.
- The 2011 Super Outbreak produced the 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado, which affected the northern suburbs of Huntsville.
- Two tornadoes struck northern suburbs of the city on March 2, 2012.
- A tornado formed over the eastern section of the city on November 29, 2016, leaving damage on Monte Sano Mountain.[12]
- Two tornadoes struck nearby suburbs of the city on New Year's Day 2022.[13]
- An EF1 tornado formed northwest of Maple Hill Cemetery, causing minor damage to trees, as it tracked through eastern Huntsville on May 8, 2024. Part of the Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024.[14]
References
edit- ^ Dice, James-Paul. Madison County's Tornadoes - Mother's Nature's Deadly Destruction (PDF) (Volume 1, Issue 1 ed.). Huntsville, Alabama: The Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society. p. 9 of 92. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Tornadoes 1884". National Weather Service Alabama Tornado Database. NOAA's National Weather Service. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "EF2 tornado on Nov. 24, 1967 13:05 PM CST". Montgomery Tornado Archive. Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Edge of Huntsville Struck By Tornado" (PDF). The New York Times. 25 November 1967. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Huntsville Battered by Tornado; 4 Killed, 29 Injured in Alabama" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 December 1967. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "EF2 tornado on Dec. 18, 1967 03:25 AM CST". Montgomery Tornado Archive. Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "EF1 tornado on Dec. 21, 1967 19:30 PM CST". Montgomery Tornado Archive. Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Jordan, Charles (March 29, 2014). "A Night to Remember" (PDF). NWS Huntsville, AL. NOAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "EF1 tornado on Aug. 16, 1985 15:30 PM CDT". Montgomery Tornado Archive. Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "EF2 tornado on Aug. 16, 1985 14:08 PM CDT". Montgomery Tornado Archive. Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Marshall, Mike (15 November 2009). "Remembering the devastation of the 1989 Huntsville tornado". The Huntsville Times. al.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "EF2 tornado on Nov. 29, 2016 21:29 PM CST". Montgomery Tornado Archive. Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Stilwell, Bobby (2 January 2022). "National Weather Service confirms two EF-0 tornadoes touched down in Madison County Saturday night". WHNT News 19. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "More tornadoes confirmed after Wednesday night storms". WHNT-TV. Retrieved 11 May 2024.