Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Tunica County, Mississippi, May 14, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.72, -90.38) to the end point (34.72, -90.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1983, 9:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Tunica County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 14, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1983 | F3 | Arkansas | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 14, 1983 | F3 | Arkansas | 0.8 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1983 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1983 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1983 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1983 | F1 | Arkansas | 13 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.