Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lee County, Alabama, December 5, 1954
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length51 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.68, -85.42) to the end point (32.87, -84.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 5, 1954, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama, Georgia
- Counties
- Lee County, Harris County, Meriwether County
- Path
- 51 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 5, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1954 | F3 | Alabama | 24.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 26 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | Georgia | 6.4 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | Alabama, Georgia | 71.5 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 35 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | Georgia | 7.4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | Georgia | 7.1 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | Georgia | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | Georgia | 2.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 40 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F1 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F1 | Georgia | 4.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F1 | Georgia | 4.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F1 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.