Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bolivar County, Mississippi, April 15, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries62
Length8.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.70, -90.80) to the end point (33.78, -90.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 15, 1972, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Bolivar County
- Path
- 8.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 62 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 15, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1972 | F2 | Louisiana | 41.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1972 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1972 | F1 | Oklahoma | 4.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1972 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1972 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.