Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, April 24, 1955

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.7 mi

Width300 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.77, -85.22) to the end point (35.82, -85.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 24, 1955, 3:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Tennessee
Counties: Bledsoe County
Path: 5.7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 24, 1955

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 24, 1955	F4	Alabama	8.6 mi	200 yd	5	20
Apr 24, 1955	F2	Tennessee	11.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1955	F1	Kentucky	2.7 mi	10 yd	0	2

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Bledsoe County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.