The February 13, 1952 tornado
F4Moore and Franklin counties, Tennessee
An F4 tornado on a 12.7-mile path that killed 3 and injured 44. It was one of 15 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · February 13, 1952
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 12.7 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 44
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, February 13, 1952
- 10:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.