Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lawrence County, Mississippi, November 17, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.68, -89.98) to the end point (31.67, -89.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 17, 1968, 7:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lawrence County, Jefferson Davis County
- Path
- 10.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 17, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1968 | F3 | Alabama | 32.3 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F2 | Alabama | 11.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F1 | Georgia | 2.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1968 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.