Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cocke County, Tennessee, February 18, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length1 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.95, -83.22) to the end point (35.95, -83.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 18, 1976, 1:07 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Cocke County
- Near the path
- Newport (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 18, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 1976 | F3 | Mississippi | 27.3 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 27 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F2 | Mississippi | 12.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 50 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F1 | Georgia | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 3.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 5.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.