Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Shelby County, Tennessee, August 29, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries26
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.02, -90.00) to the end point (35.02, -90.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 29, 1978, 6:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Near the path
- Memphis (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 26 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 29, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1978 | F1 | Mississippi | 21.3 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.