Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, DeKalb County, Alabama, May 19, 1973
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries19
Length5.4 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.47, -85.75) to the end point (34.50, -85.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1973, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- DeKalb County
- Path
- 5.4 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 19 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 19, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 23.5 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 9 |
| May 19, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1973 | F1 | Indiana | 18.4 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1973 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.