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Tornado (F3)Wayne, Tennessee

November 27, 1994 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
$5.0M
Magnitude
0
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Wayne

Event narrative (NOAA)

The tornado first touched down about one mile west of the town of Woodville in Lauderdale County. The tornado then continued northeast in Crockett County. The towns of Chestnut Bluff and Crockett Mills were the hardest hit. One woman was killed as the tornado struck her house. Three other persons were injured. Twenty-seven homes were destroyed and eleven others were damaged. Several vehicles were destroyed as well. F75H

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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