Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Coahoma County, Mississippi, April 3, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.00, -90.48) to the end point (34.03, -90.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1972, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Coahoma County, Tallahatchie County
- Near the path
- Tutwiler (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.