EF2
December 24, 1997
7:17 AMHouston County, Alabama · Near Dothan (ZIP 36322)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
5
Path Length
3.0 mi
Max Width
300 yd
| Date | December 24, 1997 |
| Time | 7:17 AM |
| County | Houston |
| City | Dothan |
| Property Loss | $500.0K |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | SPC |
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
Outbreak Context
Part of 3-tornado outbreak on December 24, 1997
See Also
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