The tornado outbreak of February 21, 1993

22 tornadoesGeorgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and 4 more states

22 tornadoes touched down across 7 states between 9:05 AM and 11:15 PM CST, 7 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 3 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · February 21, 1993

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 22 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 22; on Sunday, February 21, 1993
F3 or stronger: 7; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 3; Along all the paths
Injured: 135; Along all the paths
Path miles: 172; All the paths end to end
First and last: 9:05 AM to 11:15 PM; Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of February 21, 1993

9:05 AM	F1	Claiborne County, Copiah County MS	4.0	73	0	0
1:52 PM	F3	Putnam County TN	10.0	100	0	6
2:35 PM	F0	Cumberland County TN	5.0	23	0	0
2:35 PM	F0	Fleming County KY	1.0	50	0	0
2:50 PM	F0	Henry County KY	1.0	50	0	0
3:15 PM	F1	Scioto County OH	5.0	73	0	0
3:35 PM	F3	Anderson County, Knox County TN	16.0	150	0	3
4:05 PM	F3	Roane County, Loudon County and 1 more TN	30.0	100	1	55
4:10 PM	F1	Meigs County OH	8.0	73	0	3
4:20 PM	F1	Roane County TN	3.0	23	0	0
4:45 PM	F3	McMinn County, Monroe County TN	19.0	73	0	17
6:00 PM	F3	Cherokee County AL	19.0	100	0	5
6:00 PM	F3	Polk County GA	9.0	880	1	35
6:20 PM	F0	Gordon County GA	0.2	30	0	0
6:50 PM	F1	Bartow County GA	1.0	50	0	1
7:15 PM	F3	Cobb County GA	8.0	880	0	3
8:30 PM	F1	Heard County GA	7.0	500	0	1
8:50 PM	F1	Hall County GA	4.0	330	0	1
8:55 PM	F1	Anderson County SC	1.5	200	0	0
10:20 PM	F2	Pike County GA	8.0	100	1	2
10:45 PM	F1	Meriwether County GA	12.0	600	0	1
11:15 PM	F1	Lexington County SC	0.4	450	0	2

By state

Tornadoes by state, February 21, 1993

Georgia	8	2	2
Tennessee	6	4	1
Kentucky	2	0	0
Ohio	2	0	0
South Carolina	2	0	0
Alabama	1	1	0
Mississippi	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 1993 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.