Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Henry County, Alabama, December 24, 2002

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries10

Length33 mi

Width150 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.35, -85.35) to the end point (31.47, -84.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 24, 2002, 6:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Alabama, Georgia
Counties: Henry County, Early County
Path: 33 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 10 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 24, 2002

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Dec 24, 2002	F1	Georgia	0.3 mi	75 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F1	Georgia	0.5 mi	30 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Alabama	0.1 mi	20 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Alabama	0.1 mi	20 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Alabama	0.1 mi	20 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Alabama	0.1 mi	20 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	10 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	10 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	2 mi	100 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	100 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	10 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	10 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	0.1 mi	10 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	0.2 mi	20 yd
Dec 24, 2002	F0	Georgia	4.2 mi	50 yd

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