Tornado, Calloway
- When
- November 24, 6:47 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calloway County, 7 mi W of Hazel
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 11.5 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $750,000
- Crop damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -88.450
A total of 45 to 50 structures were damaged or destroyed. The tornado, which tore through rural farm country, first touched down about one quarter mile inside the Tennessee state line. It moved north-northeast, directly impacting the small community of Harris Grove. The damage path ended 2 miles east of Stella, just after the tornado crossed Kentucky Highway 121. Maximum winds in the tornado were estimated at 130 MPH. The breakdown of structural damage included: Two destroyed houses, two destroyed mobile homes, two destroyed car garages, ten destroyed barns, twelve damaged homes, seven damaged mobile homes, and fourteen damaged barns. A tobacco barn, still containing its crop, was blown onto Kentucky Highway 94 west of Murray. Two of the most seriously injured, who required hospitalization for cuts and bruises, were in mobile homes. The other two injured persons were treated and released. Four mobile home residents were trapped by fallen trees and were rescued by emergency personnel.