Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Moore County, Tennessee, February 13, 1952
RatingF4
Deaths3
Injuries44
Length12.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.20, -86.30) to the end point (35.22, -86.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 13, 1952, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Moore County, Franklin County
- Path
- 12.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 44 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 13, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 1952 | F3 | Alabama | 5.6 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 14 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F3 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 26 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F3 | Tennessee | 7.4 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F3 | Tennessee | 5.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F2 | Missouri | 6.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F1 | Alabama | 6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F0 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 13, 1952 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.