Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Lincoln County, Tennessee, May 5, 2003

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length1.6 mi

Width700 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.27, -86.58) to the end point (35.27, -86.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 5, 2003, 10:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Tennessee
Counties: Lincoln County
Path: 1.6 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 5, 2003

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 5, 2003	F1	Tennessee	4 mi	100 yd
May 5, 2003	F1	Tennessee	0.2 mi	70 yd
May 5, 2003	F1	Tennessee	3 mi	100 yd
May 5, 2003	F1	Kentucky	6 mi	300 yd
May 5, 2003	F1	Tennessee	3.3 mi	150 yd
May 5, 2003	F1	Michigan	1 mi	100 yd
May 5, 2003	F1	South Carolina	3 mi	150 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Mississippi	1 mi	100 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	0.5 mi	25 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	0.8 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	0.5 mi	25 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	4 mi	200 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Arkansas	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Tennessee	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Mississippi	0.3 mi	30 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd
May 5, 2003	F0	South Carolina	0.1 mi	30 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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