Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Crockett County, Tennessee, May 3, 1979

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries5

Length9.4 mi

Width73 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.88, -89.23) to the end point (35.92, -89.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 3, 1979, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Tennessee
Counties: Crockett County, Gibson County
Path: 9.4 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 5 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 3, 1979

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 3, 1979	F3	Texas	7.2 mi	400 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F2	Texas	7.6 mi	200 yd	5
May 3, 1979	F2	Arkansas	1 mi	100 yd	2
May 3, 1979	F2	Texas	10.8 mi	200 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Tennessee	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Tennessee	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F1	Arkansas	0.3 mi	77 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Arkansas	0.2 mi	27 yd	0
May 3, 1979	F0	Arkansas	0.3 mi	27 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.