Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, January 20, 1954
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length17.3 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.30, -88.83) to the end point (33.47, -88.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1954, 5:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Oktibbeha County, Lowndes County
- Path
- 17.3 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 20, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1954 | F1 | Mississippi | 5.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.