Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Montgomery County, Tennessee, June 17, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1.7 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.63, -87.47) to the end point (36.67, -87.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1997, 6:13 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee, Kentucky
- Counties
- Montgomery County, Christian County
- Path
- 1.7 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1997 | F1 | Kentucky | 1.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F1 | Indiana | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Oregon | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.