Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Copiah County, Mississippi, August 29, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries2
Length21.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.98, -90.42) to the end point (32.28, -90.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 29, 1978, 6:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Copiah County
- Path
- 21.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 29, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1978 | F2 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 26 |
| Aug 29, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.