The May 19, 1973 tornado
F4DeKalb County, Alabama
An F4 tornado on a 5.4-mile path that injured 19. It was one of 7 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 19, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 5.4 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 19
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, May 19, 1973
- 6:45 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.