Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, December 22, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.92, -88.75) to the end point (33.98, -88.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 22, 1988, 11:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Chickasaw County, Monroe County
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 22, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.