Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Shelby County, Tennessee, April 24, 1970
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length10.4 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.07, -89.98) to the end point (35.07, -89.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1970, 3:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 10.4 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1970 | F3 | Kentucky | 25.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 13 |
| Apr 24, 1970 | F3 | Tennessee | 17 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 24, 1970 | F3 | Mississippi, Tennessee | 12.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 18 |
| Apr 24, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1970 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 24, 1970 | F2 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1970 | F0 | West Virginia | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.