The March 22, 1952 tornado
F4Morgan County, Alabama
An F4 tornado on a 21.6-mile path that killed 4 and injured 50. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 22, 1952
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 21.6 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 50
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, March 22, 1952
- 3:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.