Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Houston County, Alabama, October 25, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.20, -85.63) to the end point (31.20, -85.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 25, 1997, 5:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Houston County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 25, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi, Alabama | 13 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 25, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 1997 | F0 | Alabama | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1997 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 1.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1997 | F0 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.