Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Amite County, Mississippi, December 20, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.13, -90.65) to the end point (31.13, -90.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 20, 1972, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Amite County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.