Tennessee, 1997Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 1, 1997
March 1, 1997 · NWS OHX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
The tornado started in Wayne county, clipped the northwest corner of Lawrence county and dissipated in Lewis county.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The tornado started in Wayne county, clipped the northwest corner of Lawrence county and dissipated in Lewis county.
Tornado, Wayne
- When
- March 1, 1:32 AM CST to 1:37 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Waynesboro to 8 mi NE of Waynesboro
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2.9 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -87.670
2 houses were damaged and 2 trailers were destroyed in Wayne county. There were 2 injuries in Wayne county. The damage was on Buttermilk Ridge.
Tornado, Lawrence
- When
- March 1, 1:37 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, New Haven to 5 mi N of New Haven
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1.2 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -87.570
2 houses were damaged and 1 trailer destroyed in Lawrence county.
Tornado, Lewis
- When
- March 1, 1:40 AM CST to 1:47 AM CST
- Where
- Lewis County, Napier to 6 mi SW of Napier
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3.7 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -87.570
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 19975 deaths · 180 injured · $50 million · F4 · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 199710 deaths · 40 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 19976 deaths · 100 injured · $120 million · F4 · 1 event
- Flood in Kentucky, March 1 to 6, 19975 deaths · $35 million · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 19972 deaths · 30 injured · $10 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 1, 19971 death · 15 injured · $2.1 million · F4 · 2 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 19971 death · 30 injured · $25 million · F2 · 1 event
- Flooding in Tennessee, March 1 to 11, 19973 deaths · $20 million · 17 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 199711 injured · $2.0 million · F4 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 1, 19971 death · 9 injured · $2.1 million · F3 · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Ohio, March 1 to 2, 19972 deaths · $8.0 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 1, 199717 injured · $920,000 · F3 · 4 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5595590, 5595591, 5595592.