Alabama, 1994

Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 3, 1994

December 3, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When
December 3, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Mobile County, Point Clear
Coordinates
30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind with a thunderstorm overturned a 90-foot tug boat in Mobile Bay with three people onboard. No one was hurt in the incident. Time is estimated.

Tornado, Baldwin

When
December 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County, Bay Minette
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
75 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
30.880, -87.780

A weak tornado touched down on the south side of Bay Minette damaging the roof on one house, the roof on a lumber company, and destroying a mobile home. A number of trees and power lines were also downed. According to information from Emergency Management officials, the small tornado touched down near Faulkner State Community College where power lines were downed. It moved across the southern part of Bay Minette with a narrow path.

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

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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: 10313841, 10314122.