Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Washington County, Alabama, September 23, 1985
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.43, -88.05) to the end point (31.50, -87.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 23, 1985, 6:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 23, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 1985 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F2 | Alabama | 22 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F0 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.