Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Giles County, Tennessee, May 22, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries2
Length9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.05, -87.15) to the end point (35.15, -87.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1989, 7:37 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Giles County
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1989 | F2 | Missouri | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1989 | F2 | Kentucky | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1989 | F1 | Kentucky | 3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 22, 1989 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1989 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1989 | F0 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.