Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Dale County, Alabama, January 23, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.60, -85.70) to the end point (31.67, -85.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 23, 1968, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Dale County, Barbour County
- Path
- 11.8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 23, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1968 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.