Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, February 20, 1951
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.45, -88.87) to the end point (33.45, -88.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 20, 1951, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Oktibbeha County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 20, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1951 | F2 | Arkansas | 112.8 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 20, 1951 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 20, 1951 | F2 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1951 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.