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Though brief, this storm caused damage along the shores of Mobile Bay, to several steamboats in the Bay, and a floating dry dock broke free and was forced about 8 mi (13 km) up the Mobile River. [5] September 19–20, 1877: An eastward-moving Category 1 hurricane passed close to Alabama. The next day, as a tropical storm, it traveled close to ...
While the highest wind gust recorded by an anemometer reached 78 mph (126 km/h), post-storm damage surveys conducted by the local National Weather Service office estimated that winds reaching 100 mph (160 km/h) moved through portions of the downtown area. [18] Three EF1 tornadoes accompanied this activity. [19]
The tornado touched down in southeastern Houston to the east of Brookside Village in El Franco Lee Park and began moving northeast at EF0 to EF1 strength. [1] [9] The tornado caused minor damage to several homes, trees, and fences before strengthening and striking the Beamer Place Apartments at EF2 intensity. Roofs were torn off several two ...
The tornado formed at 6:15 pm CDT in Lawrence County, Alabama and ended 73 minutes later in Madison County, Alabama, killing 28 people. [2] The tornado first touched down near the small community of Mt. Hope, [3] and then tracked into Mt. Moriah, where the tornado rapidly intensified and swept away homes and hurled fleeing vehicles, and where a family of six were killed.
This is the third recorded tornado in Monroe County history and the first confirmed since 1990. It also is the strongest recorded tornado in the county's history. [109] EF1 Southern Castle Creek: Broome: NY: 21:19–21:21 0.61 mi (0.98 km) 150 yd (140 m)
The storm kills one person and leaves $50 million in damage. [116] Hurricane Ike (2008) in the Gulf of Mexico. July 23, 2008 – Hurricane Dolly makes landfall at South Padre Island with winds near 100 mph. A storm surge of 4 ft (1.2 m) is observed across much of the coast of southern Texas. [117]
More than 900,000 homes and businesses lost power in Houston’s Harris County during the peak of the storm’s violent winds, and nearly 600,000 remained in the dark Friday evening, according to ...
This list of Alabama tornado events includes notable storms which affected the US state of Alabama. Because it is not always simple to determine if damage was caused by multiple tornadoes or by a single tornado moving across an area, then the list includes the overall tornado events. Several events also affected other U.S. states.