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Alabama Tornado Database


1956 Tornado Occurrences (5)
Year Month Day Time (CST) County Damage Scale Path Length (Miles) Fatalities Injuries Location
1956 12 23 0050 Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Tallapoosa-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler F2 90.0 0 1 Excel-Reeltown
Damage occurred in Searcy, Fort Deposit, Pintlalla, Snowdoun, and Mt Meigs. Considerable damage was reported in each location.
1956 7 8 0700 Clarke NA 2.0 0 0 6 N Jackson
Several farm buildings and homes were damaged.
1956 5 3 0440 Covington F3 3.0 0 2 3 NE South
7 separate farms sustained damage. 2 homes were unroofed and torn apart. 2 injuries occurred in a farm house that was destroyed.
1956 4 15 1500 Jefferson F4 20.0 25 200 Pleasant Grove-McDonald Chapel-Trussville
7 different communities were hit by the tornado with major damage in all locations.
1956 3 16 1745 Geneva-Houston F0 20.0 0 0 Oak Grove-3 Ashford
No damage details were available.


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