Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Issaquena County, Mississippi, January 22, 1953

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length45.2 mi
Width100 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.55, -90.88) to the end point (32.12, -90.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
January 22, 1953, 11:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Mississippi
Counties
Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Yazoo County, Humphreys County
Path
45.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.