Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, May 30, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length25.8 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.45, -87.03) to the end point (33.68, -86.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1979, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 25.8 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1979 | F1 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1979 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.