Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bedford County, Tennessee, February 1, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.4 mi
Width1,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.57, -86.43) to the end point (35.60, -86.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 1, 1955, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Bedford County
- Near the path
- Bell Buckle (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 1, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1955 | F1 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.