Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Jones County, Mississippi, February 28, 1987
RatingF4
Deaths6
Injuries350
Length35 mi
Width1,230 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.50, -89.25) to the end point (31.85, -88.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 28, 1987, 9:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jones County, Wayne County, Clarke County
- Path
- 35 miles long, up to 1,230 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 350 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 28, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 1987 | F2 | Louisiana | 7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 28, 1987 | F1 | Louisiana | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 1987 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.