Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chambers County, Alabama, January 10, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.73, -85.58) to the end point (32.78, -85.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 10, 1972, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Chambers County
- Near the path
- Waverly (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 10, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 1972 | F3 | Georgia | 6.3 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 9 |
| Jan 10, 1972 | F1 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10, 1972 | F1 | South Carolina | 6 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.