Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Houston County, Alabama, February 10, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length7.4 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.13, -85.40) to the end point (31.23, -85.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 10, 1981, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Houston County
- Path
- 7.4 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 10, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 19.9 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 8 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 62 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F1 | Florida | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.