Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Henry County, Alabama, December 6, 1953

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length2 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.37, -85.27) to the end point (31.37, -85.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 6, 1953, 8:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Alabama
Counties: Henry County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 6, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Dec 6, 1953	F2	Florida	8.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 6, 1953	F1	Alabama	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Henry County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.