Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cherokee County, Alabama, April 7, 1964
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.35, -86.60) to the end point (34.38, -86.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 7, 1964, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Path
- 5.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 7, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1964 | F2 | Alabama | 5.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1964 | F2 | Alabama | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 1964 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1964 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1964 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1964 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.