Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Pike County, Alabama, May 17, 1969

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length7.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.72, -85.97) to the end point (31.80, -85.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1969, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Alabama
Counties: Pike County
Path: 7.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1969

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 17, 1969	F2	New York	2 mi	250 yd	1
May 17, 1969	F1	Alabama	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1969	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1969	F0	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1969	F0	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Pike County
Crenshaw County
Bullock County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.