The January 19, 1988 tornado
F4Attala County, Mississippi
An F4 tornado on a 13.0-mile path that injured 1. It was one of 14 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · January 19, 1988
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 13.0 mi
- Width up to 700 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, January 19, 1988
- 11:20 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.