Alabama Tornado Database
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| 1961 Tornado Occurrences (22) |
| Year |
Month |
Day |
Time (CST) |
County |
Damage Scale |
Path Length (Miles) |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Location |
| 1961 |
12 |
17 |
2100 |
Perry |
F2 |
5.0 |
0 |
1 |
S Marion
3 homes were destroyed and 3 more were damaged. Several trees were blown down. |
| 1961 |
12 |
12 |
0500 |
Cleburne |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Shoal Creek Recreation Area
Numerous trees were snapped off and the debris damaged several automobiles. 2 trailers were overturned. |
| 1961 |
12 |
12 |
0415 |
Sumter |
F2 |
25.0 |
0 |
0 |
Near Cuba-Near Bellamy-Near Coatopa
A church, store, and several other buildings were damaged. Timber was extensively damaged. |
| 1961 |
12 |
11 |
2100 |
Coosa |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Goodwater
3 houses destroyed and several others damaged. |
| 1961 |
12 |
11 |
2005 |
Chilton |
F1 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
Collins Chapel
Several small buildings unroofed and damage to timber. |
| 1961 |
12 |
11 |
1900 |
Hale |
F2 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
Madison-Christian Community
Extensive damage to timber. Several farm buildings destroyed and several homes damaged. |
| 1961 |
12 |
11 |
1900 |
Perry |
F3 |
10.0 |
0 |
2 |
Marion
Most of the damage in Marion where 3 houses, a store and hatchery were demolished
and several other houses damaged. |
| 1961 |
12 |
11 |
1805 |
Calhoun |
F3 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Jacksonville
Most of the damage was on the college campus where several buildings were severely
damaged and numerous automobiles overturned. |
| 1961 |
12 |
10 |
0730 |
Escambia |
F2 |
0.3 |
0 |
12 |
Brewton
7 homes were demolished and 12 more were heavily damaged. The tornado blasted a 2 block area in the city. |
| 1961 |
9 |
10 |
1455 |
Mobile |
F1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
8 E Bayou La Batre
A tornado touched down near Port Alabama but no additional details were given. |
| 1961 |
6 |
20 |
1230 |
Houston |
F2 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
Cowarts
Brief tornado touchdown unroofed tow homes and damaged several other buildings. |
| 1961 |
6 |
6 |
Afternoon |
Madison |
NA |
NA |
0 |
0 |
1.5 E New Market
A tornado briefly touched down and unroofed a barn and damaged many trees. |
| 1961 |
4 |
27 |
0900 |
Pike |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
2 |
Location not Available
Tornado touched down briefly demolishing 1 house and injuring 2 persons, then moved NE damaging
3 other houses. |
| 1961 |
4 |
9 |
0930 |
Pike-Barbour-Coffee |
F1 |
60.0 |
0 |
0 |
Eufaula
Tornado struck in extreme north portion of Coffee County moved ENE across SE Pike County,
then across Barbour County to Eufaula. Scattered damage to trees, rural buildings and utility poles. |
| 1961 |
3 |
31 |
1330 |
Russell**(Moved into Muscogee Co, Ga) |
F3 |
3.0 |
0 |
7 |
Phenix City
2 houses and a store destroyed. Tornado then lifted and touched back down to destroy
a brick plant, barn and a stand of trees. |
| 1961 |
3 |
17 |
0830 |
Escambia |
F2 |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
Atmore-SE Robinson
One home was unroofed and several other buildings and homes were damaged. Numerous trees were broken off. |
| 1961 |
3 |
8 |
0400 |
Tallapoosa |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Alexander City
Tornado unroofed 1 house and demolished garage. Other scattered damaged to roofs and powerlines. |
| 1961 |
3 |
7 |
2340 |
Cullman-Morgan-Marshall |
F2 |
25.0 |
0 |
8 |
W Fairview-Hulaco-Eddy-Union Grove-Guntersville Dam
At least 25 homes were destroyed and 50 other buildings or homes were damaged.
|
| 1961 |
3 |
7 |
2130 |
Fayette-Walker |
F3 |
25.0 |
0 |
8 |
Mt. Vernon-Bluff-New River-Kansas
Several homes were demolished and over 50 houses and buildings damaged.
|
| 1961 |
2 |
24 |
1630 |
Russell |
F2 |
18.0 |
0 |
4 |
Hurtsboro-Near Hatchechubbee and Seale-5 S Phenix City
Path was in rural area. Several homes damaged and many trees blown down or broken off. |
| 1961 |
2 |
22 |
0530 |
Tuscaloosa |
F2 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Tuscaloosa
Several warehouses damaged on Northington Campus, then moved NE across residential area
to Parlow State School grounds. Several homes damaged and many trees blown down
or broken off. |
| 1961 |
2 |
20 |
1800 |
Marengo |
F1 |
1.0 |
0 |
2 |
NE of Linden
Damaged or destroyed 6 homes, several outbuildings, and blew down trees and powerlines
in rural area. 2 persons injured when a house was demolished. |
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