Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Franklin County, Alabama, November 4, 1988
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries16
Length60 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.57, -88.08) to the end point (34.73, -87.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 4, 1988, 4:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Franklin County, Colbert County, Lawrence County
- Path
- 60 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 16 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 4, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1988 | F3 | Mississippi | 12 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F3 | Mississippi | 7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F3 | Mississippi | 8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F2 | Florida | 1.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F2 | Tennessee | 13 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F2 | Alabama | 12 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Tennessee | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.