Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Lee County, Mississippi, April 29, 1963
RatingF4
Deaths3
Injuries20
Length4.7 mi
Width1,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.12, -88.72) to the end point (34.15, -88.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 29, 1963, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lee County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 20 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 29, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | Mississippi | 5.7 mi | 440 yd | 5 | 10 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | Indiana | 5.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | Tennessee | 9.3 mi | 300 yd | 3 | 6 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | Indiana | 23.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | Indiana | 23.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | Kentucky | 13.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Missouri | 10.7 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Alabama | 10.6 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Alabama | 9.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Alabama | 15.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 17 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F2 | Tennessee | 5.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F1 | Louisiana | 8.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F1 | Louisiana | 7.6 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.