Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sumner County, Tennessee, April 24, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.42, -86.50) to the end point (36.53, -86.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1955, 12:01 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Sumner County
- Path
- 11.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1955 | F4 | Alabama | 8.6 mi | 200 yd | 5 | 20 |
| Apr 24, 1955 | F1 | Tennessee | 5.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1955 | F1 | Kentucky | 2.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.