Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McNairy County, Tennessee, January 21, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length4.1 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.23, -88.40) to the end point (35.27, -88.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 21, 1959, 9:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- McNairy County, Hardin County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 21, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 1959 | F3 | Mississippi | 33.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F3 | Mississippi | 26.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F3 | Kentucky | 6.6 mi | 10 yd | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F2 | Mississippi | 31.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F2 | Mississippi | 5.7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F2 | Mississippi | 23.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F1 | Mississippi | 16.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F1 | North Carolina | 5.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 1959 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.