Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Coffee County, Alabama, October 16, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.35, -86.02) to the end point (31.32, -85.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 16, 1955, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Coffee County
- Near the path
- Enterprise, Level Plains (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 14 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 16, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1955 | F2 | New Jersey | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1955 | F2 | Alabama | 17.3 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1955 | F2 | Alabama | 16.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.