The April 17, 1978 tornado
F4Washington County, Mississippi
An F4 tornado on a 3.6-mile path that injured 3. It was one of 13 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 17, 1978
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 3.6 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, April 17, 1978
- 11:00 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.