Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Houston County, Tennessee, May 27, 2000

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.2 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.32, -87.97) to the end point (36.32, -87.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 27, 2000, 1:46 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Tennessee
Counties
Houston County
Path
17.2 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 27, 2000

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 27, 2000F1Arkansas3.1 mi30 yd00
May 27, 2000F1Arkansas3.5 mi20 yd01
May 27, 2000F1Tennessee4.9 mi100 yd00
May 27, 2000F0Texas0.2 mi20 yd00
May 27, 2000F0Texas1 mi20 yd00
May 27, 2000F0Texas0.2 mi20 yd00
May 27, 2000F0Tennessee0.3 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2000F0Texas0.2 mi20 yd00
May 27, 2000F0Texas0.2 mi20 yd00
May 27, 2000F0Texas0.3 mi20 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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