Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Madison County, Mississippi, March 29, 1976
RatingF4
Deaths3
Injuries177
Length22.3 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.58, -90.22) to the end point (32.72, -89.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1976, 2:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Madison County
- Path
- 22.3 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 177 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1976 | F4 | Mississippi | 126.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F3 | Arkansas | 17.2 mi | 100 yd | 5 | 64 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F3 | Arkansas | 16.5 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F2 | Arkansas | 20.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 7.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.