Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Blount County, Tennessee, March 23, 2011
RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length5.8 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.66, -84.23) to the end point (35.68, -84.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 23, 2011, 7:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Blount County
- Path
- 5.8 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 23, 2011
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2011 | EF2 | Pennsylvania | 8.96 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | EF2 | Tennessee | 9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | EF1 | Tennessee | 5.65 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | EF0 | California | 1.09 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | EF0 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.