Alabama Tornado Database
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| 1957 Tornado Occurrences (41) |
| Year |
Month |
Day |
Time (CST) |
County |
Damage Scale |
Path Length (Miles) |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Location |
| 1957 |
12 |
20 |
0300 |
Conecuh |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
4 E Castleberry-7 E Castleberry
2 homes and a barn were destroyed. |
| 1957 |
12 |
20 |
0253 |
Chilton |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Clanton
The Dan River Mills had part of its roof ripped off. At least 20 homes suffered varying degrees of roof damage. |
| 1957 |
12 |
19 |
2315 |
Colbert |
NA |
F2 |
0 |
0 |
Littleville
City Hall and 7 businesses were damaged.3 homes were destroyed and many others damaged. |
| 1957 |
12 |
19 |
2230 |
Fayette |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
4 S Winfield
1 home and outbuildings destroyed. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
Afternoon |
Morgan-Lawrence |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Hulaco
One home was destroyed and a few other structures were damaged. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1730 |
Blount-Marshall |
F4 |
30.0 |
3 |
12 |
Rosa-Snead-Horton
40 homes were destroyed in Blount County and all the fatalities occurred there. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1730 |
Clay |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Ashland
3 buildings badly damaged. Several other roofs and porches damaged. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1715 |
Cleburne |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Near Macedonia
Several broiler houses and 1 trailer destroyed. Scattered roof and porch damage. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1635 |
Tallapoosa |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Near Alexander City
2 houses, 1 trailer and other buildings destroyed. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1615 |
DeKalb |
F2 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Dawson
2 homes were torn apart. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1530 |
Jefferson
Storm Survey |
F2 |
7.0 |
1 |
35 |
Ensley-Tarrant City
At least 500 homes were damaged. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1445 |
Tuscaloosa |
F1 |
3.0 |
0 |
1 |
12 N Tuscaloosa
At least 7 homes suffered major damage and several automobiles were destroyed. |
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1445 |
Dallas |
F1 |
35.0 |
0 |
0 |
Safford-Near Orrville-Marion Junction-Summerfield-Plantersville
Tornado made a skipping path with brief touchdowns along path. Hail the size of hens' eggs.
|
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1430 |
Greene-Hale |
F1 |
28.0 |
0 |
5 |
Forkland-Sawyerville-Near Akron-Havana
A few barns and homes were damaged.
|
| 1957 |
11 |
18 |
1330 |
Franklin |
NA |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
Belgreen
One home was heavily damaged and another home was pushed off its foundation.
|
| 1957 |
11 |
17 |
1610 |
Cullman |
NA |
8.0 |
0 |
3 |
Trimble-Crane Hill
Tornado touched down in a rural area damaging mainly cotton crops.
|
| 1957 |
11 |
17 |
1512 |
Walker |
F4 |
5.0 |
4 |
15 |
6 NW Jasper-1 N Manchester
A new ranch home was demolished and 3 people were killed. Another death occurred in a destroyed home. |
| 1957 |
11 |
17 |
1310 |
Lamar**(started in Mississippi) |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Sulligent
No details on damage were available. |
| 1957 |
11 |
8 |
0430 |
Shelby |
F1 |
9.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 NE Columbiana-2 W Wilsonville
No details of damage were available. |
| 1957 |
11 |
8 |
0225 |
Pickens |
F1 |
8.0 |
0 |
5 |
NW Aliceville
At least 15 homes were damaged. |
| 1957 |
9 |
18 |
1445 |
Dallas |
F0 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
E Selma
Tornado touched down along the river where 3 tenant homes were destroyed and 3 were damaged. Crops of cotton were damaged. |
| 1957 |
8 |
15 |
1730 |
Lee |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Smiths
2 homes had considerable damage and 2 barns were destroyed. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
1745 |
Barbour |
F2 |
14.0 |
0 |
1 |
8 NE Brundidge-Batesville
2 homes destroyed, 4 barns destroyed, sveral other smaller buildings destrpyed, and considerable timber damage along the path. All the tornadoes
on June 28 were associated with a tropical system. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
1150 |
Crenshaw |
F0 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Near Luverne
State Trooper witnessed brief tornado touchdown in a rural area outside Luverne. A few trees were
blown down. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
1100 |
Conecuh-Covington-Butler |
F2 |
12.0 |
0 |
2 |
1 SW Brooks-Oaky Streak
Several homes were unroofed and a church was heavily damaged. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
1030 |
Montgomery |
F0 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
4 WNW Downing-3 NW Downing
One house and one barn destroyed. Several trees downed along the path. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
1025 |
Conecuh |
F2 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
4 WNW Evergreen
One home and one store were destroyed. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
1015 |
Butler |
F2 |
11.0 |
0 |
0 |
6 SW Greenville-6 ENE Greenville
Major damage was reported at Kolb City and at a junior college just southeast of town. A farm was damaged
east of Greenville. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
1000 |
Lowndes-Montgomery |
F1 |
25.0 |
0 |
8 |
Fort Deposit-Sprague
Several trees blown daown along the path. All injuries occurred in the Davenport community. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
0955 |
Monroe |
F2 |
13.0 |
0 |
4 |
1 S Frisco City-Bermuda
A store and some homes were destroyed near the Excel community. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
0945 |
Conecuh-Butler |
F2 |
25.0 |
0 |
0 |
10 W Evergreen-3 S Butler Springs
At least 7 homes were destroyed. Several additional smaller homes were unroofed or overturned. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
0935 |
Lowndes-Montgomery |
F2 |
13.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 S Hayneville-3 SW Hope Hull
Several houses and barns were damaged along the path. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
0927 |
Montgomery |
F0 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
1 N Sellers
Several trees were blown down across US 331. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
0850 |
Wilcox |
F2 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
Oakhill
A church was demolished. |
| 1957 |
6 |
28 |
0830 |
Clarke |
F2 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
Whatley
One home was unroofed. |
| 1957 |
5 |
10 |
1845 |
Henry |
F0 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Headland
A tornado briefly touched down causing minor damage to one home. |
| 1957 |
4 |
8 |
1045 |
Cullman-Morgan-Marshall |
F2 |
15.0 |
0 |
0 |
Piney Grove-Hulaco
Several small homes and barns were destroyed. This was a twin to the 1015 storm and the damage and
deaths totals are included together. |
| 1957 |
4 |
8 |
1015 |
Morgan-Marshall |
F3 |
35.0 |
2 |
125 |
6 SW Falkville-10 N Arab
At least 150 homes were damaged or destroyed in Morgan County where 2 people were killed. |
| 1957 |
4 |
8 |
0946 |
Marion-Winston-Lawrence |
F3 |
55.0 |
0 |
5 |
S Hamilton-Pine Grove
Extensive tree damage along the entire path. |
| 1957 |
4 |
7 |
2345 |
Franklin |
F2 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
Near Red Bay
One home was unroofed and several others sustained porch damage. Barns and garages were destroyed. |
| 1957 |
1 |
22 |
2200 |
Dallas |
F1 |
NA |
0 |
0 |
Summerfield
2 chicken houses were destroyed in a brief tornado. |
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