Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Tipton County, Tennessee, September 3, 1970
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.60, -89.58) to the end point (35.60, -89.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 3, 1970, 11:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Tipton County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 3, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1970 | F3 | Ohio | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 5.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F1 | Kansas | 10.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1970 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.