Stats
Path length: 1 mile
Width: 40 yards
Fatalities: 1
Injuries: 4
Rating: F1
County: Madison
Tornado Path
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SPC coordinates (only on point provided): Start: 32.62 / -89.90
Corrected Coordinates based on damage reports:
Start: 32.618262/-89.914359 End: 32.628570/-89.900646
Note: Exact tornado path may not be straight and/or continuous.
Summary
A quick-hitting F1 tornado was confirmed on February 9, 1990, in Madison County, MS. One person was killed and four injured in a mobile home destroyed seven miles east of Canton. A frame home had roof damage. Numerous trees were blown down, with a few trees falling on homes.
Sources:
February 1990 Storm Data Publication
Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Page 1291.
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