Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, December 8, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.42, -87.75) to the end point (33.42, -87.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 8, 1978, 3:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Tuscaloosa County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 8, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 1978 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 1978 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 1978 | F0 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 1978 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.