Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Montgomery County, Tennessee, May 22, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.53, -87.33) to the end point (36.53, -87.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1973, 7:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Montgomery County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.