Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, March 8, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.95, -85.97) to the end point (32.95, -85.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 8, 1961, 4:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Tallapoosa County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 8, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 15.2 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.