Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Russell County, Alabama, March 31, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length8.2 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.43, -85.03) to the end point (32.45, -84.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1961, 1:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama, Georgia
- Counties
- Russell County, Muscogee County
- Near the path
- Columbus, GA; Phenix City, AL (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8.2 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1961 | F3 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 14 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.8 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 3.3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F0 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.