Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, November 9, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.55, -86.75) to the end point (33.55, -86.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 9, 1979, 1:43 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.