Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Monroe County, Alabama, December 20, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.30, -87.52) to the end point (31.30, -87.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 20, 1971, 3:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Monroe County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.