Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Monroe County, Mississippi, May 10, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length20.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.77, -88.57) to the end point (34.05, -88.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 10, 1970, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Monroe County
- Path
- 20.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 10, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1970 | F2 | Mississippi | 11.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1970 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.