Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Warren County, Tennessee, January 20, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.70, -85.85) to the end point (35.70, -85.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1953, 5:41 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Warren County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 20, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1953 | F3 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1953 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 1953 | F1 | Georgia | 0.4 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 1953 | F1 | Georgia | 8.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.