Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Lamar County, Mississippi, January 21, 2016
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.46 mi
Width530 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.32, -89.65) to the end point (31.34, -89.54), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 21, 2016, 6:49 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lamar County
- Path
- 6.46 miles long, up to 530 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 21, 2016
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2016 | EF1 | Mississippi | 5.34 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2016 | EF1 | Mississippi | 3.89 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2016 | EF1 | Louisiana | 0.24 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2016 | EF0 | Mississippi | 3.03 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2016 | EF0 | Mississippi | 2.09 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.