Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lawrence County, Tennessee, March 12, 1975
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length12.4 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.13, -87.53) to the end point (35.23, -87.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 12, 1975, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Lawrence County
- Path
- 12.4 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 12, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 2.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 12.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 8.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 16.8 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F1 | Tennessee | 20.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.