Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jefferson County, Tennessee, March 25, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length16.3 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.02, -84.42) to the end point (36.20, -84.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 25, 1955, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Jefferson County, Hamblen County
- Path
- 16.3 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 25, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 1955 | F1 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.