Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lowndes County, Mississippi, April 12, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.7 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.53, -88.40) to the end point (33.58, -88.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 12, 1979, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lowndes County
- Path
- 7.7 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 12, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1979 | F2 | Michigan | 3.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 12, 1979 | F1 | Michigan | 18.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.