Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Henry County, Alabama, January 5, 1997

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length6 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.45, -85.33) to the end point (31.50, -85.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: January 5, 1997, 6:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Alabama
Counties: Henry County
Path: 6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on January 5, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jan 5, 1997	F1	Ohio	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 5, 1997	F0	Alabama	2.7 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 5, 1997	F0	Georgia	0.5 mi	23 yd	4

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Henry County

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