Huntsville, Alabama tornado

More than one tornado has struck Huntsville, Alabama in its history.

  • The first documented tornado to strike Huntsville occurred in April 1822.[1]
  • An F2 tornado struck on the evening of April Fools' Day 1884. The tornado was on the ground for 82 miles, traveled through five counties, and caused 2 known deaths.[2]
  • An F3 tornado during the Super Outbreak in April 1974 caused damage in Huntsville and crossed Monte Sano.[3]
  • An F4 tornado struck the southern portion of the city on November 15, 1989, resulting in 21 deaths.[4]
  • The Anderson Hills tornado, also an F4, struck the northern suburbs on May 18, 1995.
  • An EF2 tornado struck downtown, including the Five Points area, on January 21, 2010.
  • The 2011 Super Outbreak produced the 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado, which affected the northern suburbs of Huntsville.
  • Two tornadoes struck northern suburbs of the city on March 2, 2012.
  • Two tornadoes struck nearby suburbs of the city on New Year's Day 2022.[5]

References
  1. Dice, James-Paul. Madison County's Tornadoes - Mother's Nature's Deadly Destruction (PDF) (Volume 1, Issue 1 ed.). Huntsville, Alabama: The Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society. p. 9 of 92. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. "Alabama Tornadoes 1884". National Weather Service Alabama Tornado Database. NOAA's National Weather Service. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. Jordan, Charles (March 29, 2014). "A Night to Remember" (PDF). NWS Huntsville, AL. NOAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. Marshall, Mike (15 November 2009). "Remembering the devastation of the 1989 Huntsville tornado". The Huntsville Times. al.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. Stilwell, Bobby (2 January 2022). "National Weather Service confirms two EF-0 tornadoes touched down in Madison County Saturday night". WHNT News 19. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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