a home and damaged a few others, although the event may have occurred late on February 29. Aftermath and historical significance The F4 tornado that hit Fayetteville, Tennessee, was the fourth tornado to strike the city in 100 years. The previous tornadoes occurred on March 14, 1851; March 27, 1890; and April 29, 1909, all of which took similar paths. In Fort Payne, Alabama, the northern half of town was left without lights and telephones for several hours as power crews worked under large spot lights to remove hot wires and restore new ones as best they could. See also List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes Tornado outbreak sequence of April 28 – May 2, 1953 Tornado outbreak of November 27–30, 2016 Notes References External links Fayetteville Tornado of 1952 Tornadoes of 1952 F4 tornadoes Tornadoes in Tennessee Tornadoes in Alabama Tornadoes in Georgia (U.S. state)