May 27, 1973 · Jackson 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

2:15 PM

Jackson County, Alabama · Near Scottsboro (ZIP 35768)

Fatalities

0

Injuries

4

Path Length

4.3 mi

Max Width

500 yd

Date	May 27, 1973
Time	2:15 PM
County	Jackson
City	Scottsboro
Property Loss	$275.0K
Crop Loss	$0
Source	NCEI 9977063

Outbreak Context

Part of 6-tornado outbreak on May 27, 1973

EF2Marshall CountyView →EF2Jefferson CountyView →EF2St. Clair CountyView →EF4Hale, Perry, Bibb, Shelby County7 fatalView →EF3Jefferson, St. Clair, Etowah County1 fatalView →

Source Data

NCEI Event ID: 9977063

May 27, 1973

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