Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Coahoma County, Mississippi, April 24, 1976
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length24.6 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.28, -90.68) to the end point (34.37, -90.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1976, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Coahoma County, Quitman County
- Path
- 24.6 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1976 | F2 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1976 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 24, 1976 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.