Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sharkey County, Mississippi, November 20, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.88, -90.88) to the end point (32.88, -90.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 20, 1983, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Sharkey County
- Path
- 2.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 20, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 20, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 6 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.