Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Henry County, Alabama, November 5, 2002
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries20
Length6 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.57, -85.30) to the end point (31.60, -85.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 5, 2002, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Henry County
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 20 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 5, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2002 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F0 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F0 | Georgia | 0.8 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.