Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, April 25, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries8
Length46.1 mi
Width900 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.77, -89.98) to the end point (32.00, -89.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 25, 1980, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County, Smith County, Jasper County
- Path
- 46.1 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 25, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 17.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F2 | Alabama | 6.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 11.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.