Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Marshall County, Tennessee, February 29, 1952
RatingF1
Deaths3
Injuries166
Length0.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.42, -86.70) to the end point (35.42, -86.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 29, 1952, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Marshall County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 166 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 29, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 1952 | F4 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 150 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F3 | Alabama | 3.3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Tennessee | 15.3 mi | 587 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Georgia | 7.8 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Georgia | 9.4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F2 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 5 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.