HACKLEBURG TORNADO

Strength/Wind Speed:

EF5/210 mph

Time:

3:05 PM- 5:40 PM

Length/Width:

132 miles/ 2200 yards

Fatalities/Injuries:

72 fatalities, at least 145 injuries

The Hackleburg tornado tore through 6 counties and left a trail of devastation over 100 miles long. This tornado was the deadliest of all tornados that touched down that day and left over $1 billion in damage.

Franklin (AL), Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Franklin (TN) counties

HACKLEBURG TORNADO

Strength/Wind Speed:

EF5/210 mph

Time:

3:05 PM- 5:40 PM

Length/Width:

132 miles/ 2200 yards

Fatalities/Injuries:

72 fatalities, at least 145 injuries

Strength/Wind Speed:

EF5/210 mph

The Hackleburg tornado tore through 6 counties and left a trail of devastation over 100 miles long. This tornado was the deadliest of all tornados that touched down that day and left over $1 billion in damage.

Franklin (AL), Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Franklin (TN) counties

HACKLEBURG TORNADO

The Hackleburg tornado tore through 6 counties and left a trail of devastation over 100 miles long. This tornado was the deadliest of all tornados that touched down that day and left over $1 billion in damage.

Franklin (AL), Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Franklin (TN) counties

EF5/210 mph

3:05 PM- 5:40 PM

132 miles/ 2200 yards

72 fatalities, at least 145 injuries

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Time:

Length/Width:

Fatalities/Injuries:

HACKLEBURG TORNADO

The Hackleburg tornado tore through 6 counties and left a trail of

devastation over 100 miles long. This tornado was the deadliest of all

tornados that touched down that day and left over $1 billion in damage.

Franklin (AL), Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Franklin (TN) counties

EF5210 mph

3:05 PM- 5:40 PM

132 miles2200 yards

72 fatalities145 injuries

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Damage photos from Phil Campbell in Franklin County. Trees were debarked and homes were swept clean from their foundations. The

bottom photo shows pavement removed from one area. This particular damage is common with EF-5 tornadoes.

A local TV station’s camera network captured the tornado as it moved from Lawrence

County into southwestern Limestone County. The tornado was at least a mile wide at this

point along its path, which was later determined by NWS Storm Survey teams.