Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Mobile County, Alabama, March 18, 1972

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width60 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.55, -88.17) to the end point (30.55, -88.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 18, 1972, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Alabama
Counties
Mobile County
Path
1 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.