Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cherokee County, Alabama, March 5, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length21.3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.98, -85.48) to the end point (34.17, -85.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1963, 4:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama, Georgia
- Counties
- Cherokee County, Floyd County
- Path
- 21.3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1963 | F4 | Alabama | 14.9 mi | 667 yd | 0 | 35 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.