The February 28, 1987 tornado
F4Jones, Wayne and Clarke counties, Mississippi
An F4 tornado on a 35.0-mile path that killed 6 and injured 350. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · February 28, 1987
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 35.0 mi
- Width up to 1,230 yards
- Killed
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 350
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, February 28, 1987
- 9:05 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.