The February 29, 1952 tornado
F4Lincoln County, Tennessee
An F4 tornado on a 2.0-mile path that killed 2 and injured 150. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · February 29, 1952
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 2.0 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 150
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, February 29, 1952
- 4:30 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.