Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Copiah County, Mississippi, December 28, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.83, -90.32) to the end point (31.87, -90.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 28, 1988, 1:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Copiah County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 28, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28, 1988 | F1 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.