Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Jefferson County, Mississippi, January 23, 1969
RatingF4
Deaths32
Injuries241
Length117.8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.68, -91.05) to the end point (32.30, -89.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 23, 1969, 5:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jefferson County, Copiah County, Simpson County, Rankin County
- Near the path
- Puckett (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 117.8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 32 deaths, 241 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 23, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1969 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23, 1969 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.