Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Scott County, Mississippi, December 2, 1967
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries10
Length7.6 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.47, -89.47) to the end point (32.52, -89.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 2, 1967, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Scott County
- Near the path
- Hillsboro (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7.6 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 2, 1967
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 1967 | F3 | Mississippi | 82.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 2, 1967 | F3 | Mississippi | 11.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 1967 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 1967 | F1 | Mississippi | 3.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 1967 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.