Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Obion County, Tennessee, May 23, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.33, -89.12) to the end point (36.43, -89.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1973, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Obion County
- Path
- 9.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1973 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1973 | F1 | South Dakota | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1973 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 23, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.