Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, August 15, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.75, -86.82) to the end point (33.75, -86.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 15, 1976, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 15, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1976 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1976 | F1 | New Hampshire | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Aug 15, 1976 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1976 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1976 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1976 | F0 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.