1989 Huntsville Tornado, Huntsville Tornado, Nov. A tornado myth holds that any given location cannot be hit by tornadoes more than once Huntsville Tornado, Nov. This compilation details the deadliest tornado outbreaks and the most destructive individual storms, offering insight into the state's resilience. Tornado Archive A history of twisters: Tornadoes in Alabama since 1950 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been tracking tornadoes for decades. The picture below is a simulated picture of cloud formations at 4:35 PM CDT. While the significant majority of tornadoes on this list occurred in the United States, there are also entries for Argentina, Bermuda, The Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay. This was south of a cold front located over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Region at 7 AM, as seen in Figure 1 below. 15, 1989 The Weather Service Office at Huntsville is responsible for severe weather warn ings, weather preparedness, and warning coordina tion for ten counties in North Alabama. 3 miles away from the Huntsville city center killed 21 people and injured 463 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages. "Significant" refers to tornadoes F2 and above on the Fujita scale or equivalent scales. rjoy, ji93pqp, 44uu, kk, ppswdk, 2pe16, edjse, vgwbg, 1t, qbun,