Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Newton County, Mississippi, June 1, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.43, -89.32) to the end point (32.45, -89.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 1, 1976, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Newton County
- Near the path
- Conehatta (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 1, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1976 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1976 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 1, 1976 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1976 | F0 | New York | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.