The May 3, 1984 tornado
F3Montgomery and Elmore counties, Alabama
An F3 tornado on a 7.0-mile path that killed 5 and injured 37. It was one of 38 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · May 3, 1984
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 7.0 mi
- Width up to 800 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 37
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, May 3, 1984
- 6:00 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.