Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Shelby County, Alabama, March 16, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length4.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.28, -86.82) to the end point (33.30, -86.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1973, 12:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 16, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 9.7 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 9.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Georgia | 7.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1973 | F1 | Georgia | 20 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.