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Alabama Tornado Database


1913 Tornado Occurrences (15)
Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Fatalities Injuries Location
1913 3 21 0500 Wilcox F2 12.0 1 10 Asahel-8 E Lower Peach Tree-3 E Camden
One person was killed in a home toward the end of the path.
1913 3 21 0430 Clarke-Wilcox F4 13.0 27 60 Scyrene-Lower Peach Tree
All 27 deaths occurred in Lower Peach Tree. At least 100 homes were splintered.
1913 3 21 0300 Talladega-Clay-Cleburne F2 35.0 0 10 8 E Talladega-Heflin
At least a dozen homes were destroyed east of Talladega. People reported seeing two tornadoes running parallel to each other during this event.
1913 3 21 0130 Morgan-Limestone-Madison F2 40.0 3 20 Near Trinity-Near Meridianville
Many homes and a church were destroyed around Trinity. One plantation lost all of its buildings. 2 children were killed in Madison County as tenant homes were destroyed.
1913 3 21 0100 Lauderdale F2 NA 3 NA Near Florence
3 children were killed when at least 20 homes and 7 barns were demolished.
1913 3 14 0330 Russell**(moved into Muscogee Co, Ga) F2 8.0 0 12 Phenix City-Columbus Ga
30 buildings and 10 homes were damaged or destroyed in Girard...now Phenix City.
1913 3 14 0200 Bullock F2 NA 1 N/A Wiley Hill Plantation
Several homes were destroyed and one man was killed on the plantation.
1913 3 14 0100 Montgomery-Macon F2 4.0 1 15 16 E Montgomery-to near county line
A small home was destroyed on a plantation.
1913 3 13 1700 Limestone F2 NA 0 15 3 W Tanner
Several homes were destroyed.
1913 3 13 N/A Etowah-Cherokee F3 7.0 4 25 12 E Gadsden-Hokes Bluff-Gaylesville
4 people were killed in three homes in Hokes Bluff. The damage may have extended into Cherokee County with two more deaths.
1913 3 13 1530 Shelby-Talladega F2 12.0 0 8 Wilsonville-1 W Childersburg
Several buildings were destroyed near Childersburg. A school was emolished in the Stives community injuring a teacher and several students.
1913 3 13 1530 Calhoun F3 15.0 4 10 Mt. Gideon-12 SE Gadsden
Numerous buildings were damaged or destroyed in Duke.
1913 3 13 1345 Lauderdale**(moved into Lawrence Co, Tn) F2 25.0 1 6 SW Iron City-E Loretto-E Lawrenceburg
Several homes and barns were destroyed along the path. One student was killed in a school.
1913 3 2 0200 Lawrence-Morgan F2 3.0 1 10 Near Trinity
Tenant homes were swept away along the county line area.
1913 2 27 0645 Pike-Butler-Crenshaw F2 45.0 3 4 N Greenville-N Troy
2 people were killed in Patsburg and one in Petrey. 40 buildings were damaged or destroyed in Troy.


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