Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Williamson County, Tennessee, December 24, 1988

RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries7
Length6 mi
Width150 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.92, -86.90) to the end point (36.03, -86.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
December 24, 1988, 6:04 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F4
States
Tennessee
Counties
Williamson County
Near the path
Nashville, Franklin, Brentwood (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
6 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 7 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.