Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, December 27, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.93, -89.98) to the end point (34.03, -89.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 27, 1988, 9:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Tallahatchie County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 27, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1988 | F2 | Mississippi | 18 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1988 | F2 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1988 | F2 | Mississippi | 10 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.