EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Rutherford County, Tennessee — January 24, 1997
Rutherford County, TN
300 yd wide6.5 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeJanuary 24, 1997 · 5:00 PM
Path length6.5 mi
Max width300 yd
Injuries18
Fatalities0
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Rutherford County, TN, tracking roughly 6.5 miles with a maximum width of about 300 yards. The historical record notes 18 injuries and no fatalities. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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