1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Nashville radar (KOHX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:08 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The tornado destroyed 4 homes and damaged 6 others. It also destroyed 6 mobile homes and damaged 2 others. Numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Most of the damage occurred on Mayberry School Road and Dodson Branch Road. The tornado path length and width are approximations.
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Every storm in Tennessee in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 1997Warnings in Tennessee, January 1997
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