Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McMinn County, Tennessee, March 19, 1963
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.6 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.45, -84.65) to the end point (35.48, -84.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 19, 1963, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- McMinn County
- Near the path
- Athens (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 19, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Tennessee | 14 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 2.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Tennessee | 3.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.