Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, January 19, 2017
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length19.26 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.87, -89.67) to the end point (32.11, -89.51), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 19, 2017, 7:53 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County, Smith County
- Path
- 19.26 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 19, 2017
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2017 | EF1 | Alabama | 0.7 mi | 175 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.