Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Harrison County, Mississippi, September 23, 1985
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.43, -89.08) to the end point (30.43, -89.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 23, 1985, 5:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Harrison County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 23, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 1985 | F2 | Alabama | 22 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F1 | Alabama | 7 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F0 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.