Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Morgan County, Alabama, March 22, 1952
RatingF4
Deaths4
Injuries50
Length21.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.60, -87.00) to the end point (34.68, -86.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 22, 1952, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Morgan County
- Path
- 21.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 50 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 22, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1952 | F3 | Kentucky | 2.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 18 |
| Mar 22, 1952 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 3 | 10 |
| Mar 22, 1952 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.