Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hinds County, Mississippi, March 4, 1989
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length11 mi
Width350 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.38, -90.37) to the end point (32.45, -90.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1989, 7:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Hinds County
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 350 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 4, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1989 | F1 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 11 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.