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Tornado (F4) — Clay, Alabama

May 1, 1953 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
12
Property damage
$250K
Magnitude
0
Tornado scale
F4
Area
Clay

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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