Alabama, 1975

Tornadoes in Alabama, February 23, 1975

February 23, 1975 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 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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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
50
Property damage
$26 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Walker

When
February 23, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Walker County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.070, -87.000

Tornado, Cullman

When
February 23, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Cullman County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.220, -87.050

Tornado, Tuscaloosa

When
February 23, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Tuscaloosa County
Rating
F4
Path length
14.4 mi
Path width
500 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
49 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
33.080, -87.600

Tornado, Calhoun

When
February 23, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
33.670, -85.830

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Tuscaloosa1975-02-23Direct

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.

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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: 9977237, 9977238, 9977239, 9977240.