EF2

January 13, 1972

1:00 AM
Coffee, Dale County, Alabama · Near Enterprise (ZIP 36330)
Fatalities
4
Injuries
88
Path Length
6.3 mi
Max Width
100 yd
DateJanuary 13, 1972
Time1:00 AM
CountyCoffeeDale
CityEnterprise
Property Loss$275.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceSPC
NWS Birmingham

3 E Enterprise-Fort Rucker-Lake Tholocco The tornado struck two trailer parks destroying at least 68 mobile homes and 15 vehicles. Several other trailers and cars were damaged. All the deaths were army dependents. At Fort Rucker, 2 buildings were damaged and 15 helicopters were damaged. Start: 31.32/-85.80 End: 31.38/-85.73

NWS EF Scale: F2

Outbreak Context

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on January 13, 1972

See Also

6.3 mi100 yd wide