Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Covington County, Alabama, November 21, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.27, -86.25) to the end point (31.27, -86.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 21, 1997, 10:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Covington County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 21, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 1997 | F3 | Alabama | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F2 | Louisiana | 9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 43 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.