Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Putnam County, Tennessee, May 12, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9.4 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.22, -85.50) to the end point (36.30, -85.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1955, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Putnam County, Overton County
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1955 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1955 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.