Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cullman County, Alabama, April 4, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length5.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.07, -86.77) to the end point (34.12, -86.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 4, 1977, 11:12 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Cullman County
- Path
- 5.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 4, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1977 | F5 | Alabama | 14.7 mi | 550 yd | 22 | 130 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F3 | Mississippi | 11.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F3 | Mississippi | 9.1 mi | 587 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F3 | Alabama | 7.3 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F3 | Georgia | 8.8 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 15 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F2 | Alabama | 6.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F2 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F2 | Alabama | 3.3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F2 | Alabama | 4.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F1 | Georgia | 5.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F1 | Georgia | 5.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 6.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.