Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, DeKalb County, Alabama, March 30, 1977
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length9.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.33, -86.07) to the end point (34.38, -85.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 30, 1977, 8:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- DeKalb County
- Near the path
- Geraldine (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 30, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1977 | F2 | Alabama | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 1977 | F2 | Georgia | 11 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1977 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 30, 1977 | F1 | Michigan | 1.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 30, 1977 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1977 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.