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EF4 Tornado — Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — December 16, 2000

Tuscaloosa County, AL

750 yd wide18.0 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel

Event stats

EF ratingEF4
Date & timeDecember 16, 2000 · 12:54 PM
Path length18.0 mi
Max width750 yd
Injuries144
Fatalities11

Details

A EF4 tornado was recorded in Tuscaloosa County, AL, tracking roughly 18.0 miles with a maximum width of about 750 yards. The event is associated with 11 fatalities and 144 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.

Historical record from public weather datasets.

Record details

Counties affected
Tuscaloosa County
Start coordinates
33.0500, -87.7000
End coordinates
33.2000, -87.4000
Source
NOAA/SPC
Data status
Historical Record

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