Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Newton County, Mississippi, December 19, 2002
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.5 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.28, -89.20) to the end point (32.35, -89.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 19, 2002, 1:07 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Newton County
- Path
- 5.5 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 19, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2002 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 2002 | F0 | Louisiana | 5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 2002 | F0 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 2002 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 2002 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.