Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Clay County, Alabama, November 15, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.5 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.18, -85.75) to the end point (33.18, -85.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 15, 1989, 2:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Clay County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 15, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1989 | F4 | Alabama | 18.5 mi | 880 yd | 21 | 463 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F3 | Georgia | 8 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F2 | Tennessee | 5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F2 | South Carolina | 0.7 mi | 267 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F2 | Ohio | 23 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F1 | Tennessee | 4 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F1 | Tennessee | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F0 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1989 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.