Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Humphreys County, Mississippi, March 27, 1950
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries2
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.17, -90.55) to the end point (33.17, -90.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 27, 1950, 5:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Humphreys County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 27, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1950 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F2 | Mississippi | 11.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F2 | Mississippi | 59.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F2 | Mississippi | 31.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F2 | Mississippi | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F2 | Illinois | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F1 | Louisiana | 15.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.