Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lamar County, Alabama, February 20, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.95, -88.13) to the end point (34.05, -88.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 20, 1989, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Lamar County
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 20, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1989 | F2 | Alabama | 10 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F2 | Mississippi | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F2 | Alabama | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F1 | Louisiana | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F1 | Louisiana | 7 mi | 43 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F1 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 9.5 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 8 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.