Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Houston County, Alabama, January 28, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.17, -85.28) to the end point (31.17, -85.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 28, 1974, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Houston County
- Near the path
- Avon (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 28, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 1974 | F3 | Mississippi | 31.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F3 | Alabama | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F2 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F1 | Arkansas | 13.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F1 | Maryland | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.