Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Walker County, Alabama, February 22, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width90 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.90, -87.30) to the end point (34.03, -87.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 22, 1983, 1:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Walker County, Winston County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 90 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 22, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 1983 | F2 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 1983 | F2 | Alabama | 2.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.