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(New page: This is a '''List of tornadoes in Shelby County''', as it appeared in a March 2009 article in the ''Shelby County Reporter'' (in order of occurrence): # [[1874 Montevallo tornado]...) |
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# [[1874 Montevallo tornado]] ([[November 22]], [[1874]]): More than half of the city of [[Montevallo]] was damaged . Two died and twenty were injured. | # [[1874 Montevallo tornado]] ([[November 22]], [[1874]]): More than half of the city of [[Montevallo]] was damaged . Two died and twenty were injured. | ||
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# [[1973 central Alabama tornado]] ([[May 27]], [[1973]]): Caused heavy damage in seven counties, starting near Greensboro and reaching [[Mount Cheaha]]. It damaged 90% of the buildings in [[Brent]], killing 5 and injuring 56 in [[Bibb County]]. | # [[1973 central Alabama tornado]] ([[May 27]], [[1973]]): Caused heavy damage in seven counties, starting near Greensboro and reaching [[Mount Cheaha]]. It damaged 90% of the buildings in [[Brent]], killing 5 and injuring 56 in [[Bibb County]]. | ||
# [[1994 Shelby County tornado]] ([[March 27]], [[1994]]): Destroyed numerous mobile homes and several businesses along [[U. S. Highway 31]] from [[Helena]] and [[Pelham]] to [[Inverness]]. 53 were injured in the Palm Sunday twister. | # [[1994 Shelby County tornado]] ([[March 27]], [[1994]]): Destroyed numerous mobile homes and several businesses along [[U. S. Highway 31]] from [[Helena]] and [[Pelham]] to [[Inverness]]. 53 were injured in the Palm Sunday twister. | ||
# [[April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak#Altadena tornado|2011 Altadena tornado]] ([[April 27]], [[2011]]): Numerous trees were knocked down which caused damage to homes, apartment buildings, vehicles and power lines. | |||
# [[April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak#Marvel tornado|2011 Marvel tornado]] (April 27, 2011): Snapped off dozens off pine trees. | |||
# [[April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak#Vincent-Logan Martin tornado|2011 Vincent-Logan Martin tornado]] (April 27, 2011): Uprooted dozens of trees. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 11:20, 19 September 2012
This is a list of tornadoes in Shelby County (in order of occurrence):
This list is incomplete and may never satisfy any subjective standard for completeness. You can help Bhamwiki by expanding it.
- 1874 Montevallo tornado (November 22, 1874): More than half of the city of Montevallo was damaged . Two died and twenty were injured.
- 1932 central Alabama tornado (March 21, 1932): 49 were killed in a path that stretched across Perry, Bibb, Chilton and Shelby counties, followed soon later by a second deadly tornado in Atchison.
- 1932 Atchison tornado (March 21, 1932): 14 were killed and 75 injured in an early evening tornado that destroyed 40 homes and damaged 200 buildings in Atchison.
- 1933 Helena tornado (May 5, 1933): Touched down in Brent and plowed into Helena, killing 14 and injuring 150 while demolishing more than 100 buildings.
- 1953 Siluria tornado (April 18, 1953): Eight died and nearly 500 were injured by a tornado that hit Siluria and the Buck Creek Mill, which suffered $3 million in physical damages.
- 1964 Harpersville tornado (January 24, 1964): Touched down near U. S. Highway 280 in Harpersville and leveled three houses, damaged 20 more, and tore a gash through the Harpersville Garden of Memories.
- 1973 central Alabama tornado (May 27, 1973): Caused heavy damage in seven counties, starting near Greensboro and reaching Mount Cheaha. It damaged 90% of the buildings in Brent, killing 5 and injuring 56 in Bibb County.
- 1994 Shelby County tornado (March 27, 1994): Destroyed numerous mobile homes and several businesses along U. S. Highway 31 from Helena and Pelham to Inverness. 53 were injured in the Palm Sunday twister.
- 2011 Altadena tornado (April 27, 2011): Numerous trees were knocked down which caused damage to homes, apartment buildings, vehicles and power lines.
- 2011 Marvel tornado (April 27, 2011): Snapped off dozens off pine trees.
- 2011 Vincent-Logan Martin tornado (April 27, 2011): Uprooted dozens of trees.
References
- Averette, Justin (March 17, 2009) "Ranking worst tornadoes in Shelby County history". Shelby County Reporter