Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, March 22, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length101.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.88, -89.95) to the end point (32.57, -88.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 22, 1953, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County, Smith County, Jasper County, Newton County
- Near the path
- Meridian, Chunky, Nellieburg, Lauderdale (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 101.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 22, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | Louisiana, Mississippi | 234.7 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 22 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | Tennessee | 30.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.