EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Madison County, Tennessee — January 17, 1999
Madison County, TN
500 yd wide16.0 mi longmoved E
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeJanuary 17, 1999 · 6:25 PM
Path length16.0 mi
Max width500 yd
Injuries106
Fatalities6
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Madison County, TN, tracking roughly 16.0 miles with a maximum width of about 500 yards. The event is associated with 6 fatalities and 106 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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