Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lawrence County, Alabama, April 5, 1958
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length25.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.70, -87.40) to the end point (34.92, -87.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1958, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Lawrence County, Limestone County
- Path
- 25.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 5, 1958
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1958 | F3 | Illinois | 60.5 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 8 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F3 | Illinois | 20.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F2 | Alabama | 19.2 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F2 | Alabama | 10.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F2 | Alabama | 6.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Iowa | 37 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Illinois | 5.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F1 | Alabama | 8.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F0 | Illinois | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.