Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, May 12, 1959
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length8.6 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.37, -86.95) to the end point (33.42, -86.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1959, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Near the path
- Hoover, Bessemer (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8.6 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1959 | F2 | Alabama | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1959 | F2 | Connecticut | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.