F4 Tornado — Madison, Tennessee
1999-01-17 · near Bemis, Madison, Tennessee
6
Direct deaths
106
Injuries
$10.0M
Property damage
16.0 mi
Path length
500 yds
Path width
Event narrative
The tornado developed just east of Bemis and tracked northeast across the southern part of the city of Jackson. A shopping center suffered severe damage while a nearby funeral home was demolished except for the interior rooms. More than 200 homes were obliterated or heavily damaged while 300 other homes sustained lesser damage. The building housing the school buses for the county was destroyed and 55 school buses were damaged. A high-school baseball stadium was destroyed and the football stadium was damaged.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5685378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.