Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, May 12, 1990
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length19 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.27, -91.40) to the end point (31.30, -91.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1990, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Wilkinson County
- Path
- 19 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1990
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1990 | F2 | Missouri | 18 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F2 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Louisiana | 4 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Illinois | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.