Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF2 tornado, Lafayette County, Mississippi, April 5, 2025

RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length39.71 mi
Width600 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.24, -89.37) to the end point (34.62, -88.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 5, 2025, 5:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF2
States
Mississippi
Counties
Lafayette County, Pontotoc County, Union County, Tippah County
Near the path
New Albany, Dumas, Tula (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
39.71 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 5, 2025

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 5, 2025EF2Arkansas12.74 mi350 yd01
Apr 5, 2025EF2Arkansas10.43 mi500 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Arkansas5.65 mi150 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Arkansas2.6 mi150 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Tennessee3.03 mi100 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Tennessee5.32 mi150 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Tennessee2.56 mi75 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Tennessee2.62 mi350 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Tennessee2.63 mi150 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Mississippi7.23 mi700 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Mississippi14.43 mi100 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Mississippi4.09 mi300 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Mississippi4.39 mi550 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Mississippi3.12 mi75 yd00
Apr 5, 2025EF1Alabama8.43 mi275 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.