Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hancock County, Mississippi, March 2, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length4.1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.30, -89.43) to the end point (30.30, -89.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 2, 1972, 5:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Hancock County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 2, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1972 | F2 | Alabama | 8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F2 | Alabama | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F1 | Mississippi | 4.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F1 | Georgia | 8.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.