Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sumner County, Tennessee, February 27, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length15 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.47, -86.65) to the end point (36.55, -86.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 27, 1956, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Sumner County
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 27, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 1956 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27, 1956 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.