Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, September 16, 1988

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.83, -85.75) to the end point (32.83, -85.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: September 16, 1988, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Alabama
Counties: Tallapoosa County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on September 16, 1988

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Alabama	4 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Mississippi	0.5 mi	23 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	23 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	Texas	0.8 mi	23 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	1
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	3 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	350 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	1 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Louisiana	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Alabama	0.3 mi	23 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 16, 1988	F0	Mississippi	0.2 mi	20 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Tallapoosa County

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