Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, DeKalb County, Alabama, December 29, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.28, -86.02) to the end point (34.28, -86.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 29, 1973, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- DeKalb County
- Near the path
- Crossville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 29, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 1973 | F3 | Alabama | 11.6 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 29, 1973 | F3 | Alabama | 15 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 29, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 1973 | F1 | Georgia | 5.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 1973 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.