Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Madison County, Alabama, May 3, 2009
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.58 mi
Width75 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.61, -86.44) to the end point (34.61, -86.41), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 3, 2009, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Madison County
- Near the path
- Owens Cross Roads (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.58 miles long, up to 75 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 3, 2009
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2009 | EF2 | Louisiana | 1.5 mi | 399 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Texas | 2.08 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Mississippi | 4.62 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Mississippi | 8.42 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Mississippi | 20.05 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Mississippi | 4.84 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Mississippi | 0.6 mi | 176 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Alabama | 0.05 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Alabama | 1.43 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Alabama | 0.95 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Alabama | 16.57 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Alabama | 0.25 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF1 | Tennessee | 3.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF0 | Mississippi | 4.26 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 1.75 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 1.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 3.02 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF0 | Alabama | 2.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF0 | Virginia | 0.73 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF0 | North Carolina | 1.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2009 | EF0 | Utah | 1 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.