Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jefferson County, Mississippi, April 24, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length96.7 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.72, -91.07) to the end point (32.58, -89.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1953, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jefferson County, Claiborne County, Copiah County, Hinds County
- Path
- 96.7 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1953 | F2 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1953 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.