Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Leflore County, Mississippi, April 21, 1984
RatingF3
Deaths15
Injuries76
Length71 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.63, -89.40) to the end point (34.55, -88.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 1984, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Leflore County, Tallahatchie County, Yalobusha County, Lafayette County
- Path
- 71 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 15 deaths, 76 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 21, 1984
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1984 | F3 | Tennessee | 3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F2 | Mississippi | 36 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F1 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.