Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Coahoma County, Mississippi, October 28, 1955

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.20, -90.57) to the end point (34.20, -90.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
October 28, 1955, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Mississippi
Counties
Coahoma County
Path
2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on October 28, 1955

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Oct 28, 1955F3Arkansas1 mi100 yd01
Oct 28, 1955F2Arkansas0.5 mi10 yd00
Oct 28, 1955F2Tennessee0.2 mi100 yd00
Oct 28, 1955F0Georgia0.1 mi100 yd12
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.