Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Yazoo County, Mississippi, October 16, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.73, -90.55) to the end point (32.80, -90.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 16, 1989, 2:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Yazoo County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 16, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1989 | F2 | Illinois | 2 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.