Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Coffee County, Alabama, April 9, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length54.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.60, -86.03) to the end point (31.87, -85.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 9, 1961, 9:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Coffee County, Pike County, Barbour County
- Path
- 54.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 9, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 23.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 4.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | Florida | 5.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 0.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.