Alabama, 1954

Tornadoes in Alabama, December 5, 1954

December 5, 1954 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
35
Property damage
$530,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lee

When
December 5, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Rating
F3
Path length
19.4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.680, -85.420

Tornado, Calhoun

When
December 5, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Rating
F3
Path length
24.7 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
26 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.780, -86.000

Tornado, Barbour

When
December 5, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Barbour County
Rating
F2
Path length
17.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.930, -85.380

Tornado, Pike

When
December 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
83 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.880, -86.070

Tornado, Russell

When
December 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.450, -85.280

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9979469, 9979470, 9979471, 9979472, 9979473.