Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Walthall County, Mississippi, February 15, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length3 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.07, -90.15) to the end point (31.07, -90.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 15, 1987, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Walthall County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 15, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1987 | F2 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 173 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F2 | Louisiana | 3.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F2 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 12 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.