Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Covington County, Mississippi, April 14, 1999
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries33
Length25.5 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.70, -89.47) to the end point (31.88, -89.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 14, 1999, 9:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Covington County, Jones County, Jasper County
- Path
- 25.5 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 33 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 14, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1999 | F1 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1999 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1999 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1999 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.