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December 24, 1997 · Houston County · 1997
EF2

December 24, 1997

7:17 AM
Houston County, Alabama · Near Dothan (ZIP 36322)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
5
Path Length
3.0 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateDecember 24, 1997
Time7:17 AM
CountyHouston
CityDothan
Property Loss$500.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5627054
NWS Birmingham

11.6 W Dothan - Wicksburg - 8.7 WNW Dothan Tornado skipped through a mobile home park along County Road 9 and Market Street. Two mobile homes destroyed with more than a dozen damaged. Large power poles and trees toppled. Winds overturned small airplane off County Road 81 near Harmon School. A large tree blown onto a house on County Road 75. Residence destroyed on Alabama Highway 84 West in Wicksburg. Start: 31.2200/-85.5900 End:  31.2400/-85.5400

NWS EF Scale: F2

Event Narrative

Tornado skipped through a mobile home park along County Road 9 and Market Street. Two mobile homes destroyed with more than a dozen damaged. Large power poles and trees toppled. Winds overturned small airplane off County Road 81 near Harmon School. A large tree blown onto a house on County Road 75. Residence destroyed on Alabama Highway 84 West in Wicksburg.

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on December 24, 1997

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5627054

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