Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Shelby County, Alabama, January 24, 1964
RatingF4
Deaths10
Injuries6
Length3.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.32, -86.43) to the end point (33.33, -86.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 24, 1964, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 10 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 24, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 1964 | F2 | Arkansas | 8.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 24, 1964 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1964 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 24, 1964 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1964 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1964 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1964 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1964 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.