Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 12, 1984

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 12, 1984
Start: 1984-02-12T16:05
End: 1984-02-12T19:35
Location: Alabama

February 12, 1984 · NWS AT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When: February 12, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Mobile County
Coordinates: 30.720, -88.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: February 12, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 32.680, -87.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Marengo

When: February 12, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Marengo County
Coordinates: 32.350, -87.750

Tornado, Hale

When: February 12, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.700, -87.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When: February 12, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Tuscaloosa County
Coordinates: 33.180, -87.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman

When: February 12, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cullman County
Coordinates: 34.070, -86.770

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When: February 12, 7:35 PM CST
Where: St. Clair County
Coordinates: 33.600, -86.450

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Alabama, 1984

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: 9979848, 9979849, 9979850, 9979851, 9979852, 9976706, 9976707.