Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Harrison County, Mississippi, May 16, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.5 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.37, -89.15) to the end point (30.45, -88.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1980, 7:37 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Harrison County
- Path
- 11.5 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1980 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 1 |
| May 16, 1980 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.