Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Talladega County, Alabama, March 21, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.15, -86.27) to the end point (33.15, -86.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1962, 1:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Talladega County
- Near the path
- Sylacauga (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1962 | F3 | Alabama | 2.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Mar 21, 1962 | F3 | Georgia | 10 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1962 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1962 | F1 | West Virginia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.