EF4 Tornado — Mississippi, Mississippi — December 23, 2015

1300 yd wide75.1 mi longmoved NE

Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel

Event stats

EF ratingEF4

Date & timeDecember 23, 2015 · 4:10 PM

Path length75.1 mi

Max width1300 yd

Injuries36

Fatalities9

Details

A EF4 tornado was recorded in MS, tracking roughly 75.1 miles with a maximum width of about 1300 yards. The event is associated with 9 fatalities and 36 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.

Historical record from public weather datasets.

Record details

Counties affected
Start coordinates: 34.5955, -89.7055
End coordinates: 35.1496, -88.5666
Source: NOAA/SPC
Data status: Historical Record

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