Documented Tornadoes in Polk County TN



Date Time (LST) Dead Injured Path Length (miles) Rating Location
March 21, 1932 7:15 PM 7 50 3.0 F4 near Conasauga
December 13, 1973 9:50 AM 0 3 0.8 F2 Benton
March 21, 1974 12:40 PM 0 7 0.8 F2 Conasauga
April 3, 1974 2:15 PM 0 0 2.7 F3 near Patty
April 3, 1974 4:25 PM 1 0 5.4 F3 near Old Patty
February 6, 1986 5:28 PM 0 0 2.0 F3 near Old Patty
March 29, 1997 2:25 AM 0 0 3.0 F1 Grassy Creek
May 7, 1998 2:00 PM 0 0 5.0 F1 Ducktown
May 18, 2008 7:25 PM 0 0 2.1 EF0 near Parksville

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