Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Randolph County, Alabama, January 26, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries7
Length21.3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.13, -85.47) to the end point (33.40, -85.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 26, 1974, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Randolph County
- Path
- 21.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 26, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 1974 | F1 | Ohio | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.