Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wilson County, Tennessee, April 1, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length13.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.20, -86.53) to the end point (36.22, -86.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 1, 1974, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Wilson County
- Path
- 13.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 1, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1974 | F3 | Illinois | 3.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F3 | Kentucky | 3.3 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 20 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F3 | Alabama | 8.4 mi | 800 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Indiana | 1.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Alabama | 16.3 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Indiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Tennessee | 10.9 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 12 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 5.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | Alabama | 16.9 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 10.6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F1 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F1 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F0 | Ohio | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.