Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jackson County, Mississippi, May 21, 1985
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.2 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.35, -88.55) to the end point (30.35, -88.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1985, 2:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jackson County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1985 | F2 | Mississippi | 3.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.4 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.