Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Overton County, Tennessee, March 16, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length6 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.38, -85.33) to the end point (36.40, -85.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 16, 1996, 4:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Overton County
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 16, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1996 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 16, 1996 | F0 | Tennessee | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1996 | F0 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 1996 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 1996 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.