Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Knox County, Tennessee, May 27, 1981
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.4 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.03, -84.17) to the end point (36.03, -84.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1981, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Knox County
- Path
- 0.4 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1981 | F2 | South Carolina | 4.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 27, 1981 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.