Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, April 2, 2000
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.58, -86.85) to the end point (33.58, -86.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 2, 2000, 8:51 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Near the path
- Birmingham (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 2, 2000
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2000 | F2 | Alabama | 1.9 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Apr 2, 2000 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 2000 | F1 | Louisiana | 15 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 2000 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 2000 | F0 | Louisiana | 5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.