Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Tunica County, Mississippi, April 28, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries6
Length34.6 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.43, -90.40) to the end point (34.88, -90.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1962, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Tunica County, DeSoto County
- Near the path
- Eudora (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 34.6 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1962 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.