Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Copiah County, Mississippi, December 24, 1977
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.80, -90.33) to the end point (31.80, -90.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 24, 1977, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Copiah County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 24, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1977 | F1 | Mississippi | 7.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.