Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Jefferson County, Mississippi, March 17, 1987

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length3 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.72, -91.13) to the end point (31.75, -91.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 17, 1987, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Mississippi
Counties: Jefferson County
Path: 3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 17, 1987

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	1	3
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Mississippi	5 mi	100 yd	0	4
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Mississippi	3 mi	120 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Louisiana	13 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F1	Mississippi	9 mi	73 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Texas	8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Mississippi	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1987	F0	Mississippi	0.5 mi	73 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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