Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sumter County, Alabama, December 12, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length24.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.40, -88.38) to the end point (32.53, -88.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 12, 1961, 4:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Sumter County
- Path
- 24.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 12, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 1961 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 2.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.