Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Perry County, Alabama, December 11, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length9.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.63, -87.40) to the end point (32.68, -87.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 11, 1961, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Perry County
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 11, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 1961 | F3 | Alabama | 3.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1961 | F2 | Alabama | 8.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1961 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1961 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.9 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1961 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1961 | F0 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.