Alabama, 1996

Tornado in Alabama, March 6, 1996

March 6, 1996 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

This was the third in a series of four tornadoes that occurred across the southern and eastern sections of the city of Montgomery. The tornado occurred in the Woodley Road area of southern Montgomery just inside the South Boulevard by-pass.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$800,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.

This was the third in a series of four tornadoes that occurred across the southern and eastern sections of the city of Montgomery. The tornado occurred in the Woodley Road area of southern Montgomery just inside the South Boulevard by-pass. Trees were downed along with power lines and roof damage was caused to homes and businesses.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Montgomery

When
March 6, 5:16 AM CST to 5:18 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Montgomery
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$800,000
Coordinates
32.380, -86.300

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: 5546530.