Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Marshall County, Alabama, January 3, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.35, -86.45) to the end point (34.35, -86.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 3, 1982, 10:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Marshall County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 3, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1982 | F3 | Mississippi | 11 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 17 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F2 | Alabama | 15 mi | 140 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F2 | Alabama | 8 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F2 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F1 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.