Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rutherford County, Tennessee, February 17, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20.9 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.02, -86.58) to the end point (36.20, -86.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 17, 1976, 11:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Rutherford County, Wilson County
- Path
- 20.9 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 17, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1976 | F2 | Texas, Louisiana | 37.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F2 | Arkansas | 29.5 mi | 200 yd | 3 | 46 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F2 | Mississippi | 6.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 10.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F1 | Tennessee | 19.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.