Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pearl River County, Mississippi, September 20, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.68, -89.53) to the end point (30.68, -89.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 20, 1998, 7:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Pearl River County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 20, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1998 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1998 | F0 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.