Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Lincoln County, Mississippi, April 12, 1986

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length21.8 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.52, -90.37) to the end point (31.38, -90.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 12, 1986, 4:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Mississippi
Counties: Lincoln County, Lawrence County
Path: 21.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 12, 1986

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 12, 1986	F2	Louisiana	2 mi	100 yd	3
Apr 12, 1986	F1	Louisiana	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 12, 1986	F1	Louisiana	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 12, 1986	F1	Mississippi	4 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 12, 1986	F1	Mississippi	5.2 mi	100 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Lincoln County
Lawrence County
Walthall County
Jefferson County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.