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2011-04-27 • Peak EF5 / F5 Intensity

Rainsville-Tanner, AL Tornado

Explore the interactive tornado track map for the 2011-04-27 Rainsville-Tanner, AL event. This tornado reached the peak of the Fujita scale, manifesting total structural failure in well-built homes and extreme landscape scarring.

Detailed analysis of the damage path indicates peak intensities consistent with F5/EF5 ratings. Our map data shows the forward velocity and vortex structure resulted in 25 fatalities and zero injuries over a path length of 36.63 miles.

This record serves as a technical entry in the Fujita Supply Archive, preserving the meteorological history and track maps of North American storm intensity.

Fatalities

25

Injuries

0

Path Length

36.63 mi

Max Width

1320 yd

Local Start Time

17:19:00

States Impacted

AL