Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Colbert County, Alabama, October 24, 1967
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length15 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.67, -87.67) to the end point (34.73, -87.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 24, 1967, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Colbert County, Lawrence County
- Near the path
- Leighton (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 24, 1967
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | Missouri | 21.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | Alabama | 11.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F1 | Missouri | 12.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F1 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.