Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, April 2, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width83 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.37, -88.70) to the end point (32.37, -88.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 2, 1979, 9:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lauderdale County
- Near the path
- Meridian (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 83 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 2, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1979 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.