Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Winston County, Alabama, May 21, 1987

RatingF2

Deaths1

Injuries0

Length0.3 mi

Width150 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.17, -87.38) to the end point (34.17, -87.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 21, 1987, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Alabama
Counties: Winston County
Path: 0.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 21, 1987

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 21, 1987	F0	Texas	1.5 mi	40 yd	0	0

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