Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pearl River County, Mississippi, May 19, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.83, -89.63) to the end point (30.83, -89.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1980, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Pearl River County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1980 | F3 | Mississippi | 13.1 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 8 |
| May 19, 1980 | F3 | Mississippi | 10.6 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 19, 1980 | F3 | Mississippi | 4.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 7.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1980 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1980 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.