Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Coffee County, Tennessee, March 26, 1959
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length19.5 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.25, -85.98) to the end point (36.43, -85.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 26, 1959, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Coffee County, Grundy County
- Path
- 19.5 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 26, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1959 | F2 | Illinois | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1959 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1959 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.