Alabama Tornado Database
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| 1884 Tornado Occurrences (15) |
| Year |
Month |
Day |
Time (CST) |
County |
Damage Scale |
Path Length (Miles) |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Location |
| 1884 |
4 |
14 |
2345 |
Lee |
F2 |
8.0 |
2 |
7 |
4 SW Auburn
Dozens of homes were torn apart. |
| 1884 |
4 |
1 |
2200 |
DeKalb**(continued into Dade & Walker Cos, Ga) |
F3 |
15.0 |
3 |
10 |
Collinsville-S Sulphur Springs-Lookout Mountain
Small homes were destroyed in the Sulphur Springs area. Three people were killed in Georgia when their home was swept away.
Two other men were killed when a train derailed from downed trees lying on the tracks. |
| 1884 |
4 |
1 |
2150 |
Madison-Jackson |
F2 |
10.0 |
2 |
NA |
SE Madison-SW Jackson
A man and a child were both killed when a small home was demolished in southeast Madison County. |
| 1884 |
3 |
25 |
2000 |
Cherokee |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
1 |
Centre
One home and one mill were destroyed. One person may have died. |
| 1884 |
3 |
25 |
1400 |
Jefferson |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
3 |
Bessemer
3 homes were destroyed. |
| 1884 |
3 |
24 |
N/A |
Barbour |
F2 |
5.0 |
2 |
5 |
Clayton
Several outbuildings and cabins were blown to pieces. One man was killed by flying debris. The White Oak
plantation sustained major damage and one woman was killed. |
| 1884 |
3 |
11 |
2230 |
Choctaw |
F2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Toxey
Several buidlings were destroyed and at least 3 homes were demolished. |
| 1884 |
3 |
11 |
2000 |
Greene |
F2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Mantua
Many buildings were destroyed. |
| 1884 |
3 |
11 |
2000 |
Marshall |
F2 |
10.0 |
2 |
20 |
8 N Friendship-5 SE Guntersville
15 farms had buildings that were damaged or destroyed. 30 buildings were blown down. One man was killed in a wagon while riding
in an open field. |
| 1884 |
3 |
11 |
1900 |
Pickens |
F2 |
10.0 |
0 |
NA |
Pickensville
3 homes were destroyed. |
| 1884 |
2 |
19 |
1430 |
Calhoun-Cherokee**(continued into Floyd Co, Ga) |
F4 |
35.0 |
30 |
100 |
N of Jacksonville-Piedmont-Goshen
6 communities were devastated in Alabama. 10 people were killed near Piedmont and 14 were killed in Goshen. |
| 1884 |
2 |
19 |
1345 |
Talladega-Calhoun |
F2 |
5.0 |
0 |
15 |
Lincoln
Several homes were destroyed. |
| 1884 |
2 |
19 |
1320 |
Jefferson-St. Clair |
F4 |
35.0 |
13 |
30 |
8 S Birmingham-Leeds-Branchville
9 homes were destroyed and 15 people were injured in the Oxmoor community. 27 larger homes were leveled and 13 people were killed
in Leeds |
| 1884 |
2 |
19 |
1230 |
Coosa |
F2 |
20.0 |
0 |
15 |
3 S Rockford-W Kellyton-E Goodwater
Homes and schools were destroyed. |
| 1884 |
2 |
19 |
1130 |
Pickens**(started in Lowndes Co, Ms) |
F2 |
25.0 |
1 |
20 |
5 NE Crawford-8 S Columbus-15 NW Carrollton
Tenant homes were blown away on several plantations. |
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