Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Elmore County, Alabama, November 25, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length26.9 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.72, -85.92) to the end point (33.07, -85.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 25, 1979, 1:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Elmore County, Tallapoosa County
- Path
- 26.9 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 25, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 1979 | F3 | Alabama | 10.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F2 | Alabama | 28.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F2 | Alabama | 22.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F1 | Alabama | 5.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.