Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Humphreys County, Mississippi, December 27, 1988
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.08, -90.62) to the end point (33.17, -90.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 27, 1988, 10:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Humphreys County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 73 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 | 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 | 7 mi | 70 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.