The January 23, 1969 tornado
F4Smith, Scott, Jefferson, Copiah, Simpson and Rankin counties, Mississippi
An F4 tornado on a 117.8-mile path that killed 32 and injured 241. It was one of 3 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · January 23, 1969
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 117.8 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 32
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 241
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, January 23, 1969
- 5:25 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.