Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Rankin County, Mississippi, May 8, 1995
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.25, -89.78) to the end point (32.35, -89.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1995, 3:19 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Rankin County, Scott County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1995
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1995 | F2 | Nebraska | 1.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F1 | Mississippi | 15 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.8 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F1 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.