Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McNairy County, Tennessee, May 8, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.2 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -88.67) to the end point (35.38, -88.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1961, 5:21 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- McNairy County, Chester County
- Path
- 17.2 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Ohio | 20 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Arkansas | 4.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.