Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Fayette County, Alabama, May 8, 2008
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.04 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.87, -87.73) to the end point (33.90, -87.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 2008, 12:06 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Fayette County, Walker County
- Near the path
- Carbon Hill, Kansas (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11.04 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 2008
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2008 | EF3 | Mississippi | 7.56 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF3 | North Carolina | 2.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF2 | Mississippi | 1.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF2 | Alabama | 12.62 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF2 | North Carolina | 3.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF2 | North Carolina | 0.34 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF2 | Virginia | 3.42 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF2 | North Carolina | 3.85 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 3 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Alabama | 7.99 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Tennessee | 3.02 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Alabama | 3.27 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Alabama | 3.27 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Alabama | 4.01 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Alabama | 6.58 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 0.93 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 0.84 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 0.68 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Mississippi | 2.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Tennessee | 0.85 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Alabama | 0.86 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.39 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.07 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.16 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Virginia | 0.19 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Maryland | 0.54 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2008 | EF0 | Maryland | 0.48 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.