Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Polk County, Tennessee, December 13, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.8 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.18, -84.65) to the end point (35.18, -84.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 13, 1973, 7:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 13, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 1973 | F4 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F3 | Georgia | 9.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 21 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F3 | South Carolina | 10.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F3 | South Carolina | 17.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 26 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F3 | South Carolina | 17.3 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F2 | South Carolina | 30.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.