Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Escambia County, Alabama, December 15, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.03, -87.05) to the end point (31.03, -87.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 15, 1972, 7:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Escambia County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.