Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Forrest County, Mississippi, May 7, 1982
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length13 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.28, -89.25) to the end point (31.42, -89.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1982, 12:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Forrest County, Perry County
- Path
- 13 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1982 | F3 | Mississippi | 6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F2 | Louisiana | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F2 | Montana | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.