Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, November 27, 1973

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, November 27, 1973
Start: 1973-11-27T17:08
End: 1973-11-27T21:10
Location: Alabama

November 27, 1973 · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

Tornadoes
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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 45
Property damage: $3.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Walker

When: November 27, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Walker County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.800, -87.300

Tornado, Cullman

When: November 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Cullman County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.000, -87.030

Tornado, Madison

When: November 27, 6:33 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F3
Path length: 14.1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 42 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.630, -86.780

Tornado, Morgan

When: November 27, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Morgan County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.320, -86.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When: November 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Tuscaloosa County
Coordinates: 33.320, -87.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: November 27, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 33.600, -86.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: November 27, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Coordinates: 34.200, -85.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: November 27, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Coordinates: 32.420, -87.000

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1973 Every state in 1973 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Alabama, 1973

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: 9977129, 9977130, 9977131, 9977132, 9977988, 9977989, 9978205, 9978206.