Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, May 6, 1967
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries25
Length4.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.45, -86.83) to the end point (33.47, -86.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1967, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1967
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1967 | F2 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1967 | F2 | Louisiana | 2.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 6, 1967 | F2 | Arkansas | 25.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 6, 1967 | F2 | Kentucky | 8.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 1967 | F2 | Tennessee | 3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 1967 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1967 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 6, 1967 | F0 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1967 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.