Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Lafayette County, Mississippi, May 10, 1970

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length11.8 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.28, -89.40) to the end point (34.38, -89.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 10, 1970, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Mississippi
Counties: Lafayette County, Pontotoc County, Union County
Path: 11.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 10, 1970

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 10, 1970	F1	Mississippi	20.1 mi	10 yd	0	4
May 10, 1970	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Lafayette County
Pontotoc County
Union County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.