Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, September 20, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.42, -88.68) to the end point (32.42, -88.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 20, 1979, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lauderdale County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 20, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1979 | F2 | Alabama | 3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.