Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Lincoln County, Tennessee, February 29, 1952
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries150
Length2 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.15, -86.58) to the end point (35.15, -86.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 29, 1952, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Lincoln County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 150 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 29, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Feb 29, 1952 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 3 | 166 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.