Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Marshall County, Alabama, May 8, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries12
Length29.1 mi
Width900 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.28, -86.28) to the end point (34.48, -85.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1973, 4:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Marshall County, DeKalb County
- Near the path
- Albertville, Rainsville, Fyffe, Shiloh (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 29.1 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.