Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, April 12, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length57.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.92, -89.98) to the end point (32.07, -89.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 12, 1955, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County, Smith County, Jasper County
- Near the path
- Sylvarena (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 57.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 12, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1955 | F3 | Texas | 5.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Oklahoma | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Mississippi | 112.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Kansas | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 45.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.