Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lowndes County, Mississippi, January 20, 1954
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.38, -88.42) to the end point (33.45, -88.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1954, 5:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lowndes County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 20, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1954 | F2 | Mississippi | 17.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.