Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jones County, Mississippi, December 28, 1954
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries25
Length11.5 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.63, -89.18) to the end point (31.77, -89.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 28, 1954, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jones County
- Path
- 11.5 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 28, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1954 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.