Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, DeKalb County, Alabama, April 22, 1997
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length5 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.47, -85.90) to the end point (34.52, -85.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 22, 1997, 2:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- DeKalb County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 22, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 0.4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.