Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, January 23, 2012
RatingEF3
Deaths1
Injuries75
Length15.69 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.62, -86.74) to the end point (33.72, -86.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 23, 2012, 3:58 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jefferson County, St. Clair County
- Path
- 15.69 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 75 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 23, 2012
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF2 | Alabama | 0.45 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF2 | Alabama | 0.56 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF2 | Alabama | 13.13 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF2 | Alabama | 39.77 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF1 | Alabama | 2.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF1 | Alabama | 3.63 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF1 | Alabama | 4.02 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF0 | Kentucky | 2.17 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF0 | Alabama | 0.36 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF0 | Alabama | 1.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF0 | Alabama | 5.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.