Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Giles County, Tennessee, November 8, 1957
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width133 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.20, -87.02) to the end point (35.25, -86.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 8, 1957, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Giles County
- Near the path
- Pulaski (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 133 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 8, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 1957 | F3 | North Carolina | 46.9 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 8, 1957 | F1 | Mississippi | 28.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 8, 1957 | F1 | Alabama | 8.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 8, 1957 | F1 | Alabama | 4.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 1957 | F1 | Georgia | 25.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.