The November 15, 1989 tornado
F4Madison County, Alabama
An F4 tornado on a 18.5-mile path that killed 21 and injured 463. It was one of 17 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · November 15, 1989
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 18.5 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 21
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 463
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, November 15, 1989
- 4:30 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.