Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Perry County, Tennessee, December 23, 2015
RatingEF2
Deaths2
Injuries0
Length14.92 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.55, -87.81) to the end point (35.66, -87.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 23, 2015, 6:17 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Perry County, Hickman County
- Path
- 14.92 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 23, 2015
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF4 | Mississippi, Tennessee | 75.09 mi | 1,300 yd | 9 | 36 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF3 | Mississippi | 61.57 mi | 800 yd | 2 | 28 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF3 | Tennessee | 48.38 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF2 | Arkansas | 4.65 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF2 | Alabama, Tennessee | 14.87 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF2 | Tennessee | 8.37 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Arkansas | 0.18 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Missouri | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Missouri | 2.95 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Missouri | 3.04 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Illinois | 5.03 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Illinois | 4.28 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Illinois | 1.58 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Indiana | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Indiana | 0.7 mi | 140 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Indiana | 0.78 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Illinois | 10.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Iowa | 2.25 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Tennessee | 1.21 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Iowa | 1.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Michigan | 1.96 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Mississippi | 3.93 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | Kentucky | 3.75 mi | 420 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF0 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF0 | Illinois | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF0 | Indiana | 2.05 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF0 | Indiana | 3.25 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.03 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF0 | Illinois | 10.62 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF0 | West Virginia | 0.18 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.