Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hawkins County, Tennessee, March 5, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length4.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.47, -82.87) to the end point (36.50, -82.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1955, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Hawkins County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1955 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1955 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.