Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Copiah County, Mississippi, April 13, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length6.1 mi
Width267 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.72, -90.28) to the end point (31.78, -90.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1969, 12:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Copiah County
- Path
- 6.1 miles long, up to 267 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 13, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1969 | F2 | Mississippi | 5.6 mi | 140 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1969 | F2 | Mississippi | 8 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 13, 1969 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1969 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1969 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 13, 1969 | F1 | Mississippi | 4.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1969 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.