Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Madison County, Mississippi, April 10, 1962

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width1,000 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.62, -90.05) to the end point (32.62, -89.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 10, 1962, 8:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Mississippi
Counties
Madison County
Path
4.9 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.