Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lee County, Mississippi, December 24, 1977
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length7.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.18, -88.83) to the end point (34.25, -88.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 24, 1977, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lee County
- Near the path
- Tupelo (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 24, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1977 | F3 | Mississippi | 8 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.