Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, DeSoto County, Mississippi, July 30, 2009
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.82 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.91, -89.83) to the end point (34.95, -89.74), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 30, 2009, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- DeSoto County
- Near the path
- Olive Branch (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.82 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 30, 2009
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF2 | Arkansas, Mississippi | 33.37 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF1 | Arkansas | 2.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF1 | Tennessee | 1.96 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF1 | Tennessee | 3.71 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF1 | Tennessee | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF1 | Kentucky | 1.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.96 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF0 | Arkansas | 4.53 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF0 | Arkansas | 1.91 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.25 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF0 | Tennessee | 0.14 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30, 2009 | EF0 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.