Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Colbert County, Alabama, February 20, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries8
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.70, -87.70) to the end point (34.70, -87.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 20, 1953, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Colbert County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 20, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Mississippi | 14.2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 0.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 7.1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F1 | Mississippi | 16.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F1 | Mississippi | 21.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.