Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Morgan County, Alabama, November 27, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length5.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.32, -86.82) to the end point (34.33, -86.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 27, 1973, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Morgan County
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 27, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 1973 | F3 | Alabama | 14.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 42 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 10.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 4.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 50 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Tennessee | 15.4 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 4.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 8.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.