Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Panola County, Mississippi, April 24, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.1 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.42, -89.95) to the end point (34.52, -88.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1976, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Panola County, Lafayette County, Union County
- Near the path
- New Albany, Sardis (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1976 | F3 | Mississippi | 24.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 1976 | F2 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.