Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lamar County, Mississippi, January 15, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length7 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.28, -89.55) to the end point (31.32, -89.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 15, 1997, 4:49 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lamar County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 15, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1997 | F2 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 1.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 15, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.