The January 24, 1964 tornado
F4Shelby County, Alabama
An F4 tornado on a 3.3-mile path that killed 10 and injured 6. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · January 24, 1964
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 3.3 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 10
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, January 24, 1964
- 7:00 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.