Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Shelby County, Tennessee, March 22, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.28, -90.05) to the end point (35.28, -90.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 22, 1979, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.