List of tornadoes in Shelby County

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):

1. 1874 Montevallo tornado (November 22, 1874): More than half of the city of Montevallo was damaged . Two died and twenty were injured.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.

References

• Averette, Justin (March 17, 2009) "Ranking worst tornadoes in Shelby County history". Shelby County Reporter