Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Dallas County, Alabama, January 8, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.62, -86.98) to the end point (32.62, -86.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 8, 1953, 6:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Dallas County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 8, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 3 mi | 867 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8, 1953 | F2 | South Carolina | 9.6 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.