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.