Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Smith County, Mississippi, January 9, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.92, -89.67) to the end point (31.92, -89.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 9, 1977, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Smith County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 9, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 1977 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.