Yantley is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.

Tornado history

On May 1, 1953, a brief, but violent

F4 tornado The Fujita scale (F-Scale; ), or Fujita–Pearson scale (FPP scale), is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation. The official Fujita scale category is determ ...

struck the town, killing two people and injuring three other. Almost 60 years, on April 27, 2011, another EF4 tornado hit Yantley, knocking down trees and power lines, and causing structural damage, as part of the

2011 Super Outbreak The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest, costliest, and one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25–28, 2011, leaving catastrophic destruction ...

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References

Unincorporated communities in Choctaw County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{ChoctawCountyAL-geo-stub