Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Knox County, Tennessee, May 23, 2000

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length0.5 mi

Width40 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.03, -84.03) to the end point (36.03, -84.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 23, 2000, 3:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Tennessee
Counties: Knox County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 23, 2000

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 23, 2000	F3	Kentucky	6 mi	100 yd	16
May 23, 2000	F2	Ohio	3 mi	200 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F2	Ohio	3 mi	200 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F1	Ohio	2 mi	150 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F1	Kentucky	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F1	West Virginia	1 mi	70 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F1	Ohio	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F1	Tennessee	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F0	Kentucky	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F0	Ohio	2 mi	50 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F0	Kentucky	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F0	Ohio	0.5 mi	130 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F0	Kentucky	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F0	Kentucky	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F0	Missouri	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 23, 2000	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	30 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Knox County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.