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April 1, 1974 · Blount County · 1974
EF2

April 1, 1974

9:30 PM
Blount County, Alabama · Near Gardendale (ZIP 35079)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
11
Path Length
16.9 mi
Max Width
800 yd
DateApril 1, 1974
Time9:30 PM
CountyBlount
CityGardendale
Property Loss$275.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 9979394
NWS Birmingham

Hayden-Locust Fork-Oneonta 3 houses and 13 mobile homes destroyed. 4 houses and 7 mobile homes heavily damaged. Main damage in Oneonta was to a mobile home park on route 75 NE. About 2/3 of property damage was at Hayden. Start: 33.88/-86.77 End: 33.95/-86.48

NWS EF Scale: F2

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on April 1, 1974

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 9979394

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