Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Rutherford County, Tennessee, March 24, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1.9 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.85, -86.38) to the end point (35.87, -86.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 24, 1980, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Rutherford County
- Near the path
- Murfreesboro (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 24, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1980 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.