Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Bradley County, Tennessee, March 29, 1997
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries50
Length4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.15, -84.90) to the end point (35.15, -84.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1997, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Bradley County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 50 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1997 | F3 | Tennessee | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 44 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | F1 | Tennessee | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | F0 | Maryland | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | F0 | Maryland | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.