Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Marshall County, Alabama, May 19, 1983

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length1.5 mi

Width80 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.20, -86.20) to the end point (34.20, -86.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 19, 1983, 2:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Alabama
Counties: Marshall County
Path: 1.5 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 19, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 19, 1983	F3	Alabama	1.2 mi	473 yd	0	3
May 19, 1983	F3	Louisiana	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F3	Louisiana	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F3	Louisiana	23 mi	500 yd	0	10
May 19, 1983	F3	Louisiana	12 mi	500 yd	1	35
May 19, 1983	F3	Louisiana	2 mi	250 yd	0	6
May 19, 1983	F2	Alabama	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F2	Mississippi	4 mi	77 yd	0	2
May 19, 1983	F2	Alabama	22 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F2	Michigan	1.8 mi	37 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F2	Louisiana	8 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F1	Mississippi	7 mi	77 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F1	Georgia	2 mi	50 yd	0	1
May 19, 1983	F1	Georgia	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	3
May 19, 1983	F0	Michigan	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F0	Texas	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

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