Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Talladega County, Alabama, March 5, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length20 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.27, -86.37) to the end point (33.43, -86.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1989, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Talladega County
- Path
- 20 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1989 | F3 | Georgia | 14 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 23 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F2 | Alabama, Georgia | 45.5 mi | 167 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 3.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Alabama | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.