Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jones County, Mississippi, April 8, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length5 mi
Width1,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.70, -89.20) to the end point (31.68, -89.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1986, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jones County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1986 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1986 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.