Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lawrence County, Alabama, April 18, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.8 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.68, -87.38) to the end point (34.68, -87.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1978, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Lawrence County
- Path
- 6.8 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1978 | F4 | Mississippi | 19.1 mi | 100 yd | 4 | 31 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F3 | Alabama | 10.5 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 30 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F2 | Georgia | 4.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Mississippi | 45.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Georgia | 13.3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Illinois | 6.1 mi | 177 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Maryland | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F1 | Alabama | 0.7 mi | 420 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F0 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.