Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Covington County, Mississippi, April 13, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries11
Length8 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.75, -89.67) to the end point (31.83, -89.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1969, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Covington County, Smith County
- Near the path
- Mount Olive (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 11 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 13, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1969 | F2 | Mississippi | 6.1 mi | 267 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 13, 1969 | F2 | Mississippi | 5.6 mi | 140 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.