Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Mississippi County, Missouri, March 20, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries17
Length3.6 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.75, -89.37) to the end point (36.80, -89.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1955, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Mississippi County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 17 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas | 12.6 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas, Missouri | 89.4 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 17.2 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 4.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 6.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 4.3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.