SPC Stats
Path length: 2 miles
Width: 440 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 16
Rating: F2
County: Lowndes
On October 10, 1992, an F2 tornado moved a quick two miles through Columbus, MS. Per the Storm Data entry, the twister developed near the city limits on the northwest side of town and moved southeast. There were 16 injuries and no fatalities. Two mobile homes were destroyed and five other sustained damage. Three frame homes were demolished, 70 others were damaged. 30+ businesses received damage. At the Mississippi University for Women, the tornado toppled the top of the historic clock tower at Callaway Hall. The “Old Maid’s Gate” at the front of the school was destroyed. Just over 10 years later, the school was hit again by a stronger tornado. An F3 caused extensive damage to several buildings on campus on November 10, 2002.
Here is a photo of the clock damage via a Hazard Mitigation Plan Five Year Update for Mississippi University for Women (MUW) Columbus, Mississippi, Lowndes County.
Tornado Path
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Only one lat/lon was provided by SPC/NWS: Start: 33.50 / -88.42
Corrected Coordinates based on description in Storm Data entry:
Start:33.501452/-88.436328 End: 33.484948/-88.407869
Note: Exact tornado path may not be straight and/or continuous.
Newspaper Clippings
Discrepancies:
We gathered information for this event from the SPC & NCDC Databases, the October 1992 Storm Data Publication and Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes and found the following differences:
Width:
- Grazulis has a width of 400 yards.
- Remaining sources have a width of 440 yards.
Sources:
October 1992 Storm Data Publication
NCDC Entry for Lowndes County – November 10, 2002
Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Page 1340.
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