Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, February 23, 1975
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries49
Length14.4 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.08, -87.60) to the end point (33.25, -87.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 23, 1975, 1:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Tuscaloosa County
- Path
- 14.4 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 49 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 23, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 1975 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 1975 | F2 | Alabama | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 1975 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 23, 1975 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23, 1975 | F0 | Alabama | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.