Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Crockett County, Tennessee, April 29, 1963

RatingF3

Deaths3

Injuries6

Length9.3 mi

Width300 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.82, -89.22) to the end point (35.83, -89.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 29, 1963, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Tennessee
Counties: Crockett County
Near the path: Maury City (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 9.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties: 3 deaths, 6 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 29, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 29, 1963	F4	Mississippi	4.7 mi	1,000 yd	3	20
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Mississippi	5.7 mi	440 yd	5	10
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Indiana	5.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Indiana	23.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Indiana	23.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F3	Kentucky	13.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Alabama	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Missouri	10.7 mi	50 yd	1	3
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Alabama	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	4
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Alabama	10.6 mi	600 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Alabama	9.8 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Alabama	15.5 mi	10 yd	0	17
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Kentucky	0.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Kentucky	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	Tennessee	5.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Louisiana	8.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Missouri	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Louisiana	7.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1963	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Apr 29, 1963	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.