Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jasper County, Mississippi, May 17, 2003
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12 mi
Width75 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.88, -88.95) to the end point (31.97, -88.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 2003, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jasper County, Clarke County
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 75 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 2003
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2003 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2003 | F1 | Alabama | 7 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2003 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2003 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2003 | F0 | Indiana | 3.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2003 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2003 | F0 | Indiana | 1.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2003 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.