Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Fayette County, Alabama, July 5, 1981

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length7.8 mi

Width20 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.85, -87.62) to the end point (33.90, -87.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 5, 1981, 10:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Alabama
Counties: Fayette County
Path: 7.8 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 5, 1981

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 5, 1981	F1	New Mexico	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1981	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Fayette County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.