Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lee County, Mississippi, May 13, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length20.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.12, -88.77) to the end point (34.30, -88.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1976, 4:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lee County, Itawamba County
- Path
- 20.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1976 | F3 | Mississippi, Tennessee | 10.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1976 | F2 | Mississippi | 11.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 13, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1976 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.