Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Kemper County, Mississippi, December 29, 1954

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length11.5 mi
Width300 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.90, -88.70) to the end point (32.92, -88.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
December 29, 1954, 1:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Mississippi
Counties
Kemper County, Noxubee County
Path
11.5 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 9 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.