Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, February 20, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length14.2 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.25, -89.05) to the end point (34.35, -88.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 20, 1953, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Pontotoc County
- Path
- 14.2 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 20, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1953 | F3 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 1 | 8 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 0.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 7.1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F1 | Mississippi | 16.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1953 | F1 | Mississippi | 21.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.