May 27, 1973 · Marshall County · 1973

EF2

May 27, 1973

Name: Alabama Historical Tornado Database 1950–Present
Creator: Alabama Tornado Tracker
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Keywords: Alabama, tornadoes, NOAA, NCEI, EF scale, Fujita scale, storm data, weather history, Dixie Alley

1:30 PM

Marshall County, Alabama · Near Arab (ZIP 35175)

Fatalities

0

Injuries

3

Path Length

31.5 mi

Max Width

500 yd

Date	May 27, 1973
Time	1:30 PM
County	Marshall
City	Arab
Property Loss	$275.0K
Crop Loss	$0
Source	NCEI 9976848

Outbreak Context

Part of 6-tornado outbreak on May 27, 1973

EF2Jackson CountyView →EF2Jefferson CountyView →EF2St. Clair CountyView →EF4Hale, Perry, Bibb, Shelby County7 fatalView →EF3Jefferson, St. Clair, Etowah County1 fatalView →

Source Data

NCEI Event ID: 9976848

May 27, 1973

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