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Appendix: Tornado specific information from the NWSO Knoxville/Tri-Cities county warning area.

County Date Time # Deaths # Injuries Damage (code *) F-Scale Length (miles) Width (feet)
Whitfield, GA 5/30/50 1400 0 0 3 1 0.5 20
McMinn, TN 2/29/52 1730 0 0 5 2 15.3 1,760
Washington, VA 4/30/53 1745 0 0 3 0 1 660
Washington, VA 6/10/53 1400 0 0 3 1 N/A N/A
Anderson, TN 5/2/53 0215 0 0 3 2 1 300
Meigs, TN 5/2/53 0300 4 8 5 4 2.3 100
McMinn, TN 5/2/53 0310 0 0 3 4 2 100
Hawkins, TN 3/5/55 1900 0 0 5 2 4.3 900
Greene, TN 3/25/55 1630 0 0 4 1 2.0 900
Jefferson, TN 3/25/55 1730 0 0 3 2 16.3 5,280
Fentress, TN 2/17/56 2200 0 2 4 1 0.1 20
Walker, GA 2/18/56 0030 0 0 6 2 22.9 300
Fentress, TN 2/27/56 1730 0 0 3 1 0.1 20
Wise, VA 4/5/57 1240 0 3 4 1 N/A N/A
Cumberland, TN 4/8/57 0600 0 0 3 2 2.7 30
Washington, TN 4/8/57 1530 0 0 3 2 3.0 1,320
Fentress, TN 11/18/57 1630 0 2 4 2 13.9 660
Catoosa, GA 3/8/61 0145 0 0 5 2 15.2 1,800
Washington, VA 6/3/62 1500 0 0 4 2 N/A N/A
Cocke, TN 3/11/63 2100 1 1 5 2 6.2 600
McMinn, TN 3/19/63 1830 0 1 4 2 3.6 600
Bradley, TN 3/19/63 1815 0 3 5 2 3.3 450
Clay, NC 1/10/65 0815 0 0 3 1 N/A N/A
Loudon, TN 3/17/65 1147 0 0 3 1 0.1 20
Morgan, TN 3/17/65 1100 0 0 3 1 0.1 20
Fentress, TN 4/15/65 1350 0 0 4 2 5.9 980
Cumberland, TN 4/15/65 1613 1 0 5 3 6.5 600
Bradley, TN 4/15/65 1625 0 50 6 3 10.4 1,800
Knox, TN 4/15/65 1730 0 6 6 2 7.4 600
Greene, TN 3/12/67 0530 1 5 5 2 16 900
Greene, TN 4/22/67 0705 0 0 5 2 0.2 750
Walker, GA 5/12/67 0815 0 0 2 1 0.5 100
Fentress, TN 5/14/72 2030 0 3 4 2 1 150
Cumberland, TN 6/28/72 1300 0 0 4 2 0.1 120
Blount, TN 6/28/72 1740 0 3 5 1 0.5 80
Grainger, TN 5/10/73 2130 0 0 3 1 N/A N/A
Walker, GA 5/27/73 1800 0 0 3 1 N/A 150
Cumberland, TN 5/23/73 1600 0 0 4 1 1 300
Polk, TN 12/13/73 0750 0 3 5 2 0.8 2,640
Greene, TN 12/13/73 1000 0 1 4 1 0.5 1,320
Whitfield, GA 1/11/74 0445 0 0 4 1 N/A N/A
Cherokee, NC 4/2/74 0001 0 0 4 1 16.8 N/A
Polk, TN 3/21/74 0040 0 7 5 2 0.8 900
Lee, VA 4/4/74 0121 0 0 2 0 8.6 50
Cherokee, NC 4/3/74 1600 0 0 N/A 1 N/A N/A
Washington, VA 4/4/74 0300 1 1 5 3 5.4 530
Polk, TN 4/3/74 1315 0 0 3 3 2.7 1,050
Blount, TN 4/3/74 1400 0 2 5 2 0.5 150
Cherokee, NC 4/3/74 1925 4 26 7 4 18.9 1,050
McMinn, TN 4/3/74 1430 1 32 3 1 3.6 80
Cherokee, NC 4/4/74 0700 0 0 4 0 9.7 N/A
Hamilton, TN 4/3/74 1450 0 2 4 1 5.9 80
Loudon, TN 4/3/74 1600 0 2 5 2 N/A 300
Monroe, TN 4/3/74 1600 0 0 5 2 1.0 600
Bradley, TN 4/3/74 1615 2 0 5 3 9.7 1,500
Polk, TN 4/3/74 1625 1 0 5 3 5.4 1,500
McMinn, TN 4/3/74 1630 0 50 5 3 6.1 1,500
Whitfield, GA 4/3/74 1650 2 25 6 4 3.3 450
Fentress, TN 4/3/74 1815 0 0 4 2 7.9 1,200
Clay, NC 12/5/74 0355 0 0 4 1 7.7 50
Fentress, TN 4/3/74 1950 7 150 6 4 18.8 600
Cocke, TN 4/3/74 2100 0 0 3 0 0.5 80
Morgan, TN 4/3/74 2250 0 6 4 3 3.6 1,050
Scott, TN 4/3/74 2255 0 5 N/A 3 8.6 1,050
Scott, TN 4/3/74 2250 0 21 5 3 13.0 1,200
Cumberland, TN 4/3/74 2335 0 20 5 2 12.9 900
Knox, TN 4/3/74 2330 2 21 4 1 1.0 450
Anderson, TN 4/4/74 0030 0 0 3 0 8.7 600
Jefferson, TN 4/4/74 0100 0 0 4 0 4.5 80
Hawkins, TN 4/4/74 0130 0 0 3 0 0.5 80
Sullivan, TN 4/4/74 0200 0 2 5 0 13.8 750
McMinn, TN 4/8/74 1115 0 1 5 3 2.0 1,320
Washington, VA 1/25/75 2230 0 0 4 2 1.3 90
Monroe, TN 3/7/75 1220 0 3 4 1 9.4 960
Blount, TN 3/7/75 1240 0 0 4 1 0.5 600
Greene, TN 3/24/75 0730 0 0 4 1 0.5 300
Cumberland, TN 4/25/75 1530 1 4 5 2 1.5 1,320
Cocke, TN 2/18/76 1307 0 10 6 2 1.0 100
Greene, TN 6/24/77 1630 0 0 4 1 3.8 300
Hamilton, TN 8/12/77 1830 0 0 4 0 0.1 50
Cumberland, TN 9/25/77 1400 0 0 3 0 5.1 300
Sullivan, TN 10/1/77 1435 0 10 6 1 16.2 230
Grainger, TN 10/1/77 1545 0 2 5 0 2.0 100
Union, TN 10/1/77 1915 0 0 5 1 4.3 1,320
Roane, TN 10/1/77 2315 0 0 4 0 0.2 300
McMinn, TN 12/5/77 0840 0 1 5 1 5.1 300
Cherokee, NC 9/21/79 1615 0 0 4 0 0.1 300
Blount, TN 3/7/80 1730 0 0 3 1 0.1 60
Clay, NC 2/25/80 1615 0 0 2 0 N/A N/A
Bradley, TN 4/8/80 1631 0 0 4 1 5.2 150
Monroe, TN 4/28/80 1705 0 1 5 2 3.3 150
Hamilton, TN 6/24/80 1520 0 0 4 0 N/A N/A
Hancock, TN 7/6/80 1300 0 0 5 2 11.5 900
Unicoi, TN 7/10/80 1230 0 12 5 3 1.9 300
Knox, TN 5/27/81 1840 0 0 4 0 0.4 150
Rhea, TN 6/4/83 0115 0 0 5 1 20.0 150
Walker, GA 5/19/83 1745 0 1 5 1 2.0 150
Whitfield, GA 5/19/83 1800 0 3 5 1 0.5 90
Fentress, TN 5/7/84 1530 0 0 4 1 0.5 90
Loudon, TN 5/7/84 1720 0 0 5 2 1.0 210
Dade, GA 10/23/84 1705 0 0 4 1 1.0 110
Hamblen, TN 11/27/85 1400 0 0 4 1 2.0 120
Bradley, TN 2/6/86 1618 0 5 6 3 5.0 810
Polk, TN 2/6/86 1628 0 0 6 3 2.0 810
McMinn, TN 2/6/86 1638 0 0 6 3 3.0 810
Carter, TN 6/16/89 1400 0 0 4 1 1.0 90
Bradley, TN 11/15/89 1845 0 0 4 1 3.0 90
Washington, VA 4/30/90 1625 0 0 4 0 0.3 60
Hamilton, TN 10/4/90 0715 0 0 5 1 1.8 70
Cherokee, NC 4/16/91 1530 0 0 4 0 0.5 150
Whitfield, GA 4/24/92 1840 0 0 4 0 0.5 600
Dade, GA 11/22/92 0850 0 0 5 1 3.5 1,500
Walker, GA 11/22/92 0930 0 0 3 1 1.0 450
Catoosa, GA 11/22/92 0933 0 0 3 1 1.0 450
Cumberland, TN 02/21/93 1435 0 0 5 0 5.0 70
Anderson, TN 2/21/93 1535 0 3 6 3 10.0 450
Knox, TN 2/21/93 1605 0 0 6 3 6.0 450
Roane, TN 2/21/93 1605 0 0 4 3 1.5 300
Loudon, TN 2/21/93 1610 1 55 6 3 15.0 300
Blount, TN 2/21/93 1620 0 0 5 3 10.0 300
Roane, TN 2/21/93 1620 0 0 5 1 3.0 70
McMinn, TN 2/21/93 1645 0 7 5 3 4.0 220
Monroe, TN 2/21/93 1650 0 10 6 3 15.0 300
Fentress, TN 5/12/93 1230 0 0 3 0 0.8 70
Knox, TN 6/30/93 0630 0 1 3 0 2.0 30
Knox, TN 6/30/93 1842 0 0 2 0 1.0 20
Hamilton, TN 4/15/94 1030 1 2 6 3 2.0 2,640
Meigs, TN 4/15/94 1034 0 3 6 3 2.0 2,640
Bradley, TN 4/15/94 1036 0 2 6 3 1.0 2,640
McMinn, TN 4/15/94 1040 0 2 6 3 10.0 2,640
McMinn, TN 4/27/94 1215 0 0 2 0 0.1 30
Walker, GA 3/27/94 1255 0 1 4 0 1.5 150
Walker, GA 3/27/94 1315 0 0 5 1 1.0 120
Greene, TN 8/21/94 0700 0 0 1 1 1.0 70
Walker, GA 8/27/94 1255 0 1 4 0 1.5 150
Hamilton, TN 4/21/95 0020 0 0 5 0 0.1 90
Hamilton, TN 4/21/95 0025 0 0 5 2 5.0 990
Hamilton, TN 4/21/95 0030 0 0 5 1 1.0 900
McMinn, TN 5/10/95 2125 0 0 0 1 3.0 600
Cumberland, TN 5/18/95 1721 0 20 6 3 9.0 300
Morgan, TN 5/18/95 1750 0 0 0 0 0.5 70
Cumberland, TN 5/18/95 1930 0 0 4 1 2.0 70
Knox, TN 5/18/95 2000 0 0 4 1 2.0 70
Loudon, TN 5/18/95 2100 0 0 4 0 1.0 60
Fentress, TN 3/16/96 1630 0 0 4 0 1.0 90
Scott, VA 4/13/96 1611 0 0 4 0 0.5 70
Bradley, TN 5/27/96 1828 0 0 5 0 3.5 30
Russell, VA 7/19/96 1700 0 0 5 1 3.6 50


* Damage Code:

1 - Less than $50

2 - $50 to $500

3 - $500 to $5,000

4 - $5000 to $50,000

5 - $50,000 to $500,000

6 - $500,000 to $5 million

7 - $5 million to $50 million

8 - $50 million to $500 million

9 - $500 million to $5 billion
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