Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Shelby County, Tennessee, April 21, 1984
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.12, -90.17) to the end point (35.15, -90.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 1984, 5:17 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 21, 1984
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1984 | F3 | Mississippi | 71 mi | 10 yd | 15 | 76 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F2 | Mississippi | 36 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F1 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.