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1989 Tornado Occurrences (23)
Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Fatalities Injuries Location
1989 11 15 1755 Jackson F1 1.0 0 0 Stevenson
Several mobile homes and a few vehicles were destroyed. Large steel utility towers were twisted and a school roof was damaged.
1989 11 15 1643 Randolph F0 0.3 0 0 2 E Roanoke
Several mobile homes were damaged.
1989 11 15 1630 Madison
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F4 18.5 21 463 Huntsville
Massive destruction in the city of Huntsville with many people injured or killed. View another paper here!
1989 11 15 1420 Clay F1 0.5 0 3 Mellow Valley Community
One home was destroyed. Three persons in this house were critically injured.
1989 11 8 0950 Houston F0 0.3 0 0 Dothan
One home had its awning blown off and part of a church was damaged. Trees were uprooted.
1989 11 8 0450 Houston F1 1.0 0 0 Dothan
2 homes were destroyed and 50 car windows were blown out. 2 businesses received major damage and one had moderate damage. One office complex sustained major damage. Hundreds of trees were blown down.
1989 11 7 0100 Baldwin F0 0.3 0 0 20 SE Bay Minette
One barn was damaged, trees were uprooted, and the roof was blown off a trailer.
1989 10 1 0635 Houston F1 5.0 0 0 2 NE Cottonwood
Numerous trees were uprooted. 4 automobiles were destroyed. 2 barns were demolished and 2 homes received minor damage.
1989 10 1 0530 Geneva F1 3.0 0 0 3 SSE Fadette
One home was destroyed and 3 sustained minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
1989 7 16 1645 Pike F1 1.0 0 0 Brundidge
Pike County Elementary received roof damage.
1989 7 2 1123 Mobile F2 1.0 0 0 Belle Fontaine
Trees were leveled and a few homes were damaged.
1989 6 8 1859 Mobile F0 0.3 0 0 Dauphin Island
A waterspout moved onshore on the eastern end of the island. Trees and power lines were blown down.
1989 6 8 0855 Baldwin F0 0.3 0 0 3 NW Lillian
8 homes and 2 barns were damaged.
1989 6 8 0851 Baldwin F1 2.0 0 10 Alabama Point-Orange Beach
One home was totally destroyed and 5 sustained major damage. 17 homes received minor damage. One mobile home was destroyed and one mobile home was damaged.
1989 5 19 1340 Baldwin F0 0.3 0 0 Weeks Bay
Little or no damage as a waterspout came ashore.
1989 4 4 2029 Mobile F0 0.3 0 0 Mobile
Trees and power lines were blown down. Several businesses received moderate damage.
1989 3 5 1940 Chambers-Randolph F2 20.0 0 0 7 W Lafayette-White Plains
14 buildings were damaged, and 3 or 4 barns were destroyed.
1989 3 5 1930 Pike F1 5.0 0 0 5 S Brundidge
A manufacturing company and four other buildings were destroyed. Three tractor-trailers were overturned. One mobile home was damaged.
1989 3 5 1716 Talladega F2 20.0 0 2 Childersburg-Talladega
21 mobile homes were destroyed. Two houses were destroyed, and 77 houses were damaged. Several businesses, a car dealership, and a hospital received major damage.
1989 3 5 1300 Jefferson F0 0.3 0 0 Mount Olive
A small tornado touched down near Interstate 65 and destroyed one business.
1989 2 20 2300 Winston F2 5.0 0 0 1 N Haleyville
One church, one mobile home, and five houses were damaged.
1989 2 20 2200 Marion F2 10.0 0 0 8 S Hamilton
Several roofs were damaged, and numerous buildings were destroyed at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 278 and State Road 253.
1989 2 20 2130 Lamar F2 9.0 0 0 3 N Sulligent
4 homes and 6 mobile homes received extensive damage. A grocery store was demolished. 36 homes were partly damaged. An area of timber was destroyed.


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