Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Attala County, Mississippi, March 28, 1977
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.02, -89.73) to the end point (33.05, -89.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 28, 1977, 4:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Attala County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 28, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1977 | F3 | Mississippi | 24.5 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F2 | Louisiana | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F2 | Mississippi | 5.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F2 | Louisiana | 12 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F2 | Michigan | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F1 | Arkansas | 1.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 1977 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.