Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Franklin County, Mississippi, April 5, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.45, -90.85) to the end point (31.50, -90.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1983, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Near the path
- Bude (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.