Tornadoes of 1952

This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1952.

January
12 tornadoes were reported in January.

February
27 tornadoes were reported in February.

February 13
An unusually strong February tornado outbreak occurred in the Mid-South in the evening hours on February 13, causing several significant, F2+ tornadoes. The strongest tornado reported in the outbreak was an F4 tornado that tracked through portions of Winchester and Decherd, Tennessee. This tornado killed 3 people and injured 44. Two other fatal tornadoes occurred in Alabama: one near Berry and another in Adamsville, in the Birmingham Metro Area. Both tornadoes were rated F3 and killed one person. An F3 tornado occurred in Mulberry, Tennessee, injuring two people. The same thing happened with a tornado that tracked in between Monteagle, Tennessee and Tracy City, Tennessee. This storm was also an F3 that injured two people. Five people were injured by an F2 tornado in Manila, Arkansas. Overall the outbreak killed 5 people and injured 102 people.

February 29
A tornado outbreak very similar to the February 13 outbreak occurred in the same region, dropping an F4 tornado in Fayetteville, Tennessee, which killed 2 people and injured 166. An F1 tornado occurred just to the north, killing 3 and injuring 150. A strong F3 tornado occurred in Fort Payne, Alabama, injuring 12 people. Residences were swept away and/or flattened by the Fayetteville tornado. High-end F3 damage was recorded in Fort Payne, Alabama.