Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Clarke County, Alabama, January 23, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length6.5 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.53, -88.00) to the end point (31.57, -87.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 23, 1953, 5:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Clarke County
- Path
- 6.5 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.