Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Russell County, Alabama, February 24, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length25.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.23, -85.40) to the end point (32.38, -85.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 24, 1961, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Russell County
- Path
- 25.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 24, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 4.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 3.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.