Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hardeman County, Tennessee, October 17, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.25, -89.10) to the end point (35.25, -89.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 17, 1981, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Hardeman County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 17, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1981 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F0 | Indiana | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.