The April 24, 1955 tornado
F4Morgan County, Alabama
An F4 tornado on a 8.6-mile path that killed 5 and injured 20. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 24, 1955
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 8.6 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 24, 1955
- 5:45 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.