Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pearl River County, Mississippi, March 27, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length15 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.90, -89.62) to the end point (30.98, -89.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 27, 1976, 1:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Pearl River County
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 27, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1976 | F3 | Mississippi | 13.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27, 1976 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.