Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Greene County, Mississippi, March 20, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.15, -88.57) to the end point (31.15, -88.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1983, 10:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Greene County
- Near the path
- Leakesville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.