Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hinds County, Mississippi, March 27, 1950
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length31.9 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.28, -90.27) to the end point (32.48, -89.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 27, 1950, 7:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Hinds County, Rankin County, Scott County, Newton County
- Path
- 31.9 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 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 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 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.