Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, St. Clair County, Alabama, March 27, 1994

RatingF4

Deaths22

Injuries150

Length50 mi

Width880 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.72, -86.15) to the end point (34.02, -85.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 27, 1994, 10:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Alabama
Counties: St. Clair County, Calhoun County, Cherokee County
Path: 50 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
Casualties: 22 deaths, 150 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 27, 1994

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Mar 27, 1994	F4	Georgia	49 mi	1,760 yd	3	20
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Alabama	23 mi	700 yd	0	20
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia	44 mi	2,613 yd	3	45
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia	40 mi	2,613 yd	9	70
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia	23 mi	1,320 yd	3	15
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia, South Carolina	28 mi	1,760 yd	0	37
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia	21 mi	880 yd	0	30
Mar 27, 1994	F3	South Carolina, North Carolina	18.5 mi	200 yd	0	2
Mar 27, 1994	F2	Alabama	6 mi	400 yd	0	30
Mar 27, 1994	F2	Georgia	2 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F2	South Carolina, North Carolina	45.4 mi	100 yd	0	13
Mar 27, 1994	F2	Alabama	12 mi	300 yd	0	53
Mar 27, 1994	F1	Georgia	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F1	South Carolina	33 mi	100 yd	0	4
Mar 27, 1994	F1	South Carolina	18 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F1	Alabama	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F1	Georgia	9.3 mi	110 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F1	Georgia	2 mi	220 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	1
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	0.7 mi	23 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Alabama	2.5 mi	150 yd	0	1
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	2.5 mi	220 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	4 mi	220 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	1.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	South Carolina	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0

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