Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Jackson County, Alabama, May 8, 2024

RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length12.34 mi
Width880 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.64, -85.86) to the end point (34.60, -85.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 8, 2024, 9:57 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Alabama
Counties
Jackson County, DeKalb County
Near the path
Henagar (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
12.34 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 7 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 8, 2024

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 8, 2024EF3Tennessee11.53 mi900 yd112
May 8, 2024EF3Alabama3.76 mi228 yd00
May 8, 2024EF2Tennessee5.88 mi600 yd01
May 8, 2024EF2Alabama9.51 mi550 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1Pennsylvania1.14 mi200 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1Missouri2.24 mi75 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1Illinois1.26 mi100 yd01
May 8, 2024EF1North Carolina21.34 mi100 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1Oklahoma4 mi450 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1North Carolina8.22 mi60 yd02
May 8, 2024EF1Tennessee2.2 mi400 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1Oklahoma0.3 mi60 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1Illinois4.56 mi75 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1Illinois7.74 mi150 yd00
May 8, 2024EF1Missouri10.77 mi150 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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