Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Hancock County, Mississippi, May 7, 1972

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length7.6 mi

Width23 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.30, -89.33) to the end point (30.38, -89.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 7, 1972, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Mississippi
Counties: Hancock County, Harrison County
Path: 7.6 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 7, 1972

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 7, 1972	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
May 7, 1972	F2	Mississippi	4.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F2	Mississippi	0.8 mi	33 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F2	Louisiana	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F2	Mississippi	1.2 mi	33 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F2	New Mexico	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F1	Mississippi	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F1	Mississippi	8.3 mi	33 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F1	Mississippi	0.8 mi	33 yd	2
May 7, 1972	F1	Mississippi	0.8 mi	33 yd	0
May 7, 1972	F1	Mississippi	0.8 mi	33 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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