Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, March 12, 1975
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.07, -90.43) to the end point (34.07, -90.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 12, 1975, 8:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Tallahatchie County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 12, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 2.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 12.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 8.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 16.8 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F1 | Tennessee | 12.4 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F1 | Tennessee | 20.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1975 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.