Alabama Tornado Database
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1985 Tornado Occurrences (42) |
Year |
Month |
Day |
Time (CST) |
County |
Damage Scale |
Path Length (Miles) |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Location |
1985 |
11 |
29 |
1120 |
Barbour |
F1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
Eufaula
Two buildings were heavily damaged and several others sustained roof damage. |
1985 |
10 |
29 |
0950 |
Baldwin |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Orange Beach
Brief tornado damaged a car and a store. |
1985 |
10 |
28 |
1115 |
Escambia |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Flomaton
Brief tornado uprooted trees and overturned a mobile home. |
1985 |
10 |
28 |
1100 |
Covington |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Florala
Brief tornado uprooted trees, damaged a house, and destroyed a barn. |
1985 |
9 |
23 |
0930 |
Conecuh |
F2 |
22.0 |
0 |
4 |
London-Castleberry-Fairview
Three people were injured in a demolished home. One man was injured as his truck was destroyed by a falling tree. Some structural damage was
reported. |
1985 |
9 |
23 |
0640 |
Washington |
F1 |
7.0 |
0 |
0 |
Wagarville-Leroy
Several trees were blown down. |
1985 |
9 |
23 |
0630 |
Baldwin |
F0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
Loxley
One truck was overturned and one building had its roof removed. Shingle damage was reported on 3 homes. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1609 |
Etowah |
F0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
W Attalla
Brief tornado touchdown in wooded area between US 11 and I-59. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1530 |
Madison |
F2 |
13.0 |
0 |
0 |
Redstome Arsenal-Monrovia-Jeff
One building was damaged in Redstone Aresenal and several homes were damaged along the path. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1420 |
Cullman |
F2 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
Colony-3 ESE Hanceville
At least 10 homes were damaged and several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1408 |
Madison |
F1 |
8.5 |
0 |
0 |
3 E Madison-1 SE Jeff
Several mobile homes were damaged and several trees were blown down. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1400 |
Clay |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Barfield
One chicken house was unroofed. Several spotters followed the storm and reported
two funnels simultaneously but only a brief touchdown. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1348 |
Jefferson |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Labuco
One home was damaged in western Jefferson County. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1330 |
Jackson |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Section
Several trees were uprooted. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1320 |
Cullman |
F1 |
5.5 |
0 |
0 |
3 N Hanceville-1 E Berlin
Several trees were blown down and some homes were damaged. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1316 |
Lauderdale |
F1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
12 NW Florence
Several trees were blown down. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1315 |
Cullman-Morgan |
F3 |
34.0 |
0 |
6 |
3 W Hanceville-Valhermoso Springs
Numerous homes were damaged and numerous trees were blown down. Several of the homes were completely demolished.
Massive damage across northern Cullman County. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1255 |
Cullman |
F0 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
Wheat
Brief touchdown in a rural area with only tree damage. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1245 |
Jefferson |
F1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
4 E Birmingham
At least one home was damaged by falling trees just east of the Birmingham Airport. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1230 |
Walker |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
2 NW Sumiton
A tornado briefly touched down in the Rocky Hollow area. At least one mobile home
was destroyed. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1223 |
Cullman |
F1 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
Cold Springs
One home was damaged and some outbuildings were destroyed. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1218 |
Walker-Jefferson |
F1 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
West Jefferson-3 SE Dora
3 homes were damaged in West Jefferson. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the path. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1155 |
Jefferson |
F2 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Oak Grove-Alliance
One barn and a few smaller out buildings were destroyed. Two buildings in a church complex were
destroyed. Several additional buildings received minor damage and numerous trees were downed. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1140 |
Morgan-Limestone |
F3 |
45.0 |
0 |
2 |
Danville-Salem
Numerous homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1135 |
Colbert |
F2 |
8.0 |
0 |
2 |
Spring Valley-Muscle Shoals
Several homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1120 |
Lawrence |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
5 SE Moulton
Several trees were blown down and some landed on vehicles. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1010 |
Walker |
F2 |
1.5 |
0 |
5 |
Jasper
A large industrial supply shop, an auto parts building, and two mobile home sales offices were heavily damaged along
US 78. Several homes and automobiles were damaged mainly due to falling trees. The tornado was photographed. |
1985 |
8 |
16 |
1000 |
Walker |
F2 |
1.3 |
1 |
1 |
Parrish
A 66 year old woman was killed when the tornado destroyed her mobile home. 15 commercial buildings, 12 homes,
and one mobile home were damaged or destroyed. Several vehicles were flipped over and one man was injured. |
1985 |
8 |
1 |
1619 |
Cullman |
F0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Good Hope
A brief tornado touched down in a rural area with little or no damage. |
1985 |
7 |
6 |
0300 |
Baldwin |
F0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Daphne
A waterspout moved onshore and damaged one home and knocked a few trees down. |
1985 |
6 |
7 |
1835 |
Clay |
F1 |
0.25 |
0 |
0 |
12 SE Ashland
A torndo touched down near the Mt. Olive Church in southeast Clay County. Windows were blown out of
several homes and the church received substantial damage. |
1985 |
5 |
1 |
1755 |
Baldwin |
F0 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Fort Morgan
A small tornado touched down and blew down some trees and power lines along the Fort Morgan Highway. |
1985 |
5 |
1 |
1437 |
Lamar |
F2 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
Near Military Grove Church-Moscow
2 homes were destroyed, 8 homes were damaged, one mobile home was damaged, and several vehicles were damaged.
One vehicles was overturned but the man escaped uninjured. |
1985 |
4 |
14 |
1920 |
Madison |
F1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
Huntsville
A tornado briefly touched down and damaged one building, knocked a power poles down, and broke some car windows. |
1985 |
4 |
5 |
1745 |
Talladega-Calhoun |
F2 |
3.0 |
0 |
5 |
Oxford area
5 people were injured in a mobile park near Oxford. Wind gusts of 85 mph were recorded at the Oxford Airport.
Several airplanes were damaged, several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, and several trees
were downed. |
1985 |
4 |
5 |
1720 |
St. Clair-Talladega |
F3 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Logan Martin Dam-Alpine
Several trees were downed and several buildings were damaged near Alpine. A large crane was toppled
and some steel transmission towers were knocked down near the dam. |
1985 |
4 |
5 |
1715 |
Calhoun |
F1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Cedar Springs
One mobile home was destroyed and several homes sustained roof damage between Alexandria
and Jacksonville. |
1985 |
4 |
5 |
1710 |
Etowah |
F3 |
8.0 |
0 |
1 |
Union-Sardis City-Smith Chapel
10 homes were destroyed, cars were blown into houses, one community was totally destroyed, one stable was destroyed,
and 7 chicken houses were demolished. One woman was injured in her pickup truck. |
1985 |
4 |
5 |
1645 |
Marshall |
F3 |
8.0 |
0 |
5 |
Albertville
Numerous homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Numeorus barns and chicken houses were destroyed.
The greatest damage occurred near US 431 in Albertville. |
1985 |
4 |
5 |
1634 |
Cullman |
F3 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Goldridge-Etha
One brick home was totally destroyed. Several outbuildings and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. |
1985 |
2 |
11 |
0450 |
Baldwin |
F1 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
Loxley
Several outbuildings were destroyed, one home was unroofed, and one barn was unroofed. Several other homes
sustained roof damage. |
1985 |
1 |
3 |
1652 |
Autauga |
F1 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
Prattville
Tornado touched down in wooded swampy area near the Autauga County Airport. Several trees were uprooted along the path. |