Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Polk County, Tennessee, March 21, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length0.8 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.00, -84.75) to the end point (35.00, -84.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1974, 12:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1974 | F2 | Florida | 3.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 4.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F1 | Florida | 4.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.