The December 24, 1988 tornado
F4Williamson County, Tennessee
An F4 tornado on a 6.0-mile path that killed 1 and injured 7. It was one of 1 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · December 24, 1988
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 6.0 mi
- Width up to 150 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, December 24, 1988
- 6:04 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.