Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Alcorn County, Mississippi, May 20, 1989
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.4 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.87, -88.60) to the end point (34.87, -88.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1989, 8:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Alcorn County
- Path
- 0.4 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1989 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1989 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.