Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Holmes County, Mississippi, May 2, 1997
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.17, -90.23) to the end point (33.23, -89.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1997, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Holmes County
- Path
- 20 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1997 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.9 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1997 | F1 | Louisiana | 13 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 10 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 3 |
| May 2, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1997 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1997 | F0 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1997 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.