Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Shelby County, Alabama, February 21, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.22, -86.88) to the end point (33.22, -86.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 21, 1997, 9:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 21, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1997 | F2 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F2 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F1 | North Carolina | 15 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F0 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.