Documented Tornadoes in Knox County TN



Date Time (LST) Dead Injured Path Length (miles) Rating Location
May 2, 1953 3:00 AM 0 2 10.0 F2 near Powell
April 15, 1965 5:30 PM 0 6 7.4 F2 near Concord to Bearden
April 4, 1974 12:30 AM 2 21 4.0 F2 near Sunrise and Skaggston
May 27, 1981 7:40 PM 0 0 0.4 F0 near Karns
February 21, 1993 5:05 PM 0 0 6.0 F3 Powell to Northbrook
June 30, 1993 7:00 PM 0 1 2.0 F0 near Halls Crossroads
June 30, 1993 7:42 PM 0 0 1.0 F0 Knoxville
May 18, 1995 9:00 PM 0 0 2.0 F1 Fountain City
May 23, 2000 4:05 PM 0 1 0.5 F1 Powell
May 15, 2003 5:10 PM 0 0 1.0 F1 south Knoxville
May 15, 2003 5:15 PM 0 0 1.3 F1 south Knoxville

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