Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Amite County, Mississippi, December 13, 1977

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length20.4 mi

Width350 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.03, -90.67) to the end point (31.23, -90.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 13, 1977, 3:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Mississippi
Counties: Amite County, Pike County
Path: 20.4 miles long, up to 350 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 13, 1977

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Dec 13, 1977	F3	Texas	25.1 mi	400 yd	1	40
Dec 13, 1977	F2	Mississippi	1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 1977	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	1
Dec 13, 1977	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 1977	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Amite County
Pike County
Washington Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.