Has Tennessee ever had an F5 tornado?
Has Tennessee ever had an F5 tornado? According to the SPC database there have been three F5 tornadoes in Tennessee. The first occurred on March 21, 1952 in Marshall County, Mississippi and Fayette County, in west Tennessee, which is one county east of Shelby County (Memphis).
When was the last F5 tornado in Tennessee?
These changes have been adopted, making the April 16, 1998 Lawrence County tornado the only documented F5 in the history of Tennessee.
Where is Dixie Alley in Tennessee?
Dyersburg, TN. The City of Dyersburg is located in what is known as “Dixie Alley”. Dixie Alley is a nickname sometimes given to areas of the southern United States that are particularly vulnerable to strong or violent storms and tornadoes. This is distinct from the better known Tornado Alley.
Could there be an F6 tornado?
There is no such thing as an F6 tornado, even though Ted Fujita plotted out F6-level winds. The Fujita scale, as used for rating tornados, only goes up to F5. Even if a tornado had F6-level winds, near ground level, which is *very* unlikely, if not impossible, it would only be rated F5.