Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jackson County, Mississippi, May 2, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.2 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.47, -88.50) to the end point (30.52, -88.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1977, 6:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jackson County
- Path
- 5.2 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1977 | F2 | Mississippi | 5.4 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1977 | F2 | Texas | 17.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1977 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1977 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.