Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Fayette County, Tennessee, November 27, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length15.4 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.42, -89.50) to the end point (35.58, -89.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 27, 1973, 1:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Fayette County, Haywood County
- Path
- 15.4 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 27, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 1973 | F3 | Alabama | 14.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 42 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 10.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 4.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 50 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 5.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 4.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 8.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.