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F2 tornado in Sumner County, Tennessee

Tornado May 5, 1999 · Sumner County, Tennessee

F2
Rating
0.7 mi
Path length
220 yd
Path width
17
Injuries
$1.0M
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 220 yards (0.12 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado touched down and struck the Rucker Stewart M.S. in the Gallatin city limits, continued northeast and hit the Greenwood Apartments and finally the Gallatin Post Office. The damage to the school and the post office was mainly roof damage. However, the Greenwood Apartments were the hardest hit. 40 families or 100 people were temporarily homeless. 3 apartment buildings were condemned. 17 people were treated at the Sumner Regional Medical Center and released. There were no serious injuries.

Began near Gallatin (36.3800, -86.4700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F4 Perry County 3 deadF1 Davidson CountyF1 Davidson CountyF0 Stewart CountyF0 Montgomery County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5696747. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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