Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jones County, Mississippi, October 27, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.70, -89.22) to the end point (31.70, -89.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 27, 1980, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jones County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 27, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 1980 | F3 | Louisiana | 5.6 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 27, 1980 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.