Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jones County, Mississippi, December 13, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.67, -89.25) to the end point (31.67, -89.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 13, 1977, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jones County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 13, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 1977 | F3 | Texas | 25.1 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 40 |
| Dec 13, 1977 | F3 | Mississippi | 20.4 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.