The February 23, 1977 tornado
F4Winston County, Mississippi
An F4 tornado on a 15.0-mile path that killed 2 and injured 5. It was one of 11 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · February 23, 1977
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 15.0 mi
- Width up to 350 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, February 23, 1977
- 4:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.