Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Franklin County, Alabama, February 20, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length7.1 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.38, -87.07) to the end point (34.42, -86.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 20, 1953, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Near the path
- Hartselle (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7.1 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 20, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1953 | F3 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 1 | 8 |
| 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 | 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.