Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Walker County, Alabama, May 8, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.98, -87.38) to the end point (33.98, -87.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1973, 3:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Walker County, Winston County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 29.1 mi | 900 yd | 2 | 12 |
| May 8, 1973 | F2 | Ohio | 17.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 1973 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1973 | F0 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.