Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, January 10, 1975

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.63, -87.05) to the end point (33.63, -87.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
January 10, 1975, 2:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Alabama
Counties
Jefferson County
Path
2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 4 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on January 10, 1975

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jan 10, 1975F4Mississippi56.5 mi200 yd9210
Jan 10, 1975F3Alabama18.8 mi150 yd160
Jan 10, 1975F2Texas0.3 mi213 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F2Texas4 mi107 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F2Mississippi15 mi50 yd01
Jan 10, 1975F2Mississippi4.5 mi77 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F2Illinois2 mi587 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F2Mississippi0.1 mi70 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F2Alabama2 mi100 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F2Alabama1 mi100 yd09
Jan 10, 1975F2Alabama0.1 mi10 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F2North Carolina4.3 mi20 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F1Arkansas0.5 mi100 yd05
Jan 10, 1975F1Texas0.1 mi10 yd00
Jan 10, 1975F1Texas0.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.