Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, May 20, 1990
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.18, -89.03) to the end point (34.18, -89.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1990, 7:56 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Pontotoc County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1990
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1990 | F2 | Missouri | 12 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 9 |
| May 20, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1990 | F1 | Tennessee | 1.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1990 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1990 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1990 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1990 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1990 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 20, 1990 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.