Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, DeKalb County, Alabama, February 29, 1952
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length3.3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.50, -85.70) to the end point (34.53, -85.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 29, 1952, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- DeKalb County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 29, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 1952 | F4 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 150 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Tennessee | 15.3 mi | 587 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Georgia | 7.8 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Georgia | 9.4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 3 | 166 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.