Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Rhea County, Tennessee, June 4, 1983

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20 mi
Width50 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.55, -85.05) to the end point (35.77, -84.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 4, 1983, 1:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Tennessee
Counties
Rhea County
Path
20 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on June 4, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 4, 1983F2Colorado8 mi200 yd00
Jun 4, 1983F1Tennessee4 mi73 yd00
Jun 4, 1983F1Colorado1 mi37 yd00
Jun 4, 1983F1Wyoming0.5 mi30 yd00
Jun 4, 1983F1Colorado1 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 1983F1Colorado2 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 1983F1Texas0.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 1983F0Texas2 mi200 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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