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A destructive tornado outbreak struck a wide swath of the Southern and Eastern United States as well as Canada on November 15 and 16, 1989. It produced at least 40 tornadoes and caused 30 deaths as a result of two deadly tornadoes. The most devastating event was the Huntsville, Alabama F4 tornado, which killed 21 on the afternoon of November 15.
The first tornado was an F1 that lasted for 8.5 miles, and the second was an F2 that lasted for 13 miles. [9][10] An F4 tornado struck the southern portion of the city on November 15, 1989, resulting in 21 deaths. [11] The Anderson Hills tornado, also an F4, struck the northern suburbs on May 18, 1995. An EF2 tornado struck downtown, including ...
A destructive tornado outbreak affected a large swath of the southern and eastern United States as well as Canada in Mid-November. It produced at least 40 tornadoes, with 30 deaths coming as a result of two deadly tornadoes. The most devastating tornado occurred in Huntsville, Alabama, when an F4 tornado killed 21 people on the afternoon of the ...
The old airport was located west of Memorial Parkway in what is now John Hunt Park. In fact, several old runways still exist. On November 15, 1989, a tornado destroyed much of the businesses along Airport Road including numerous houses in the heavily populated residential areas around the road. Twenty-one people died, 463 were injured, and it ...
November 1989 tornado outbreak: November 15–16, 1989: Southeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States: 40: 21 fatalities: Produced a deadly F4 that struck Huntsville, Alabama, at rush hour. Strong tornadoes touched down as far north as Quebec. (10 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer)
November 1989: November 1989 tornado outbreak (Huntsville) November 1992: November 1992 tornado outbreak [1] March 1994: 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak (8 counties) [1] May 1995: May 1995 Tornado Outbreak Sequence (Huntsville) [1] April 1998: April 1998 Birmingham tornado [1] December 2000: December 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado [1] November 2001 ...
Other significant tornado events include the Super Outbreak in April 1974, the November 1989 tornado that killed 21 and injured over 460, and the 1995 Anderson Hills tornado that killed one person and caused extensive damage. [74] [75] On January 21, 2010, an EF2 tornado struck Huntsville, resulting in moderate damage. Because it was not rain ...
1989 - November 1989 tornado outbreak. [8] 1990 - Population: 159,880. [14] 1993 - Big Spring Jam (music festival) begins. 1995 - May 18: Anderson Hills tornado. 1996 Loretta Spencer becomes mayor. Huntsville News ceases publication. [17] 1997 - United States Army Aviation and Missile Command headquartered in Huntsville. [14]