Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lawrence County, Mississippi, February 27, 1999
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.62, -90.23) to the end point (31.72, -89.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 27, 1999, 3:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lawrence County
- Path
- 17 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 27, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 1999 | F2 | Alabama | 1.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27, 1999 | F2 | Alabama | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 1999 | F1 | Kentucky | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 27, 1999 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.8 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27, 1999 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27, 1999 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27, 1999 | F0 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27, 1999 | F0 | Alabama | 1.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.