Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jackson County, Alabama, March 16, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.70, -85.80) to the end point (34.72, -85.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1996, 1:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jackson County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 16, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1996 | F2 | Tennessee | 6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 1996 | F0 | Tennessee | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1996 | F0 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 1996 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1996 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.