Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Monroe County, Mississippi, February 16, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries55
Length8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.80, -88.67) to the end point (33.83, -88.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 16, 1956, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Monroe County
- Near the path
- Aberdeen (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 55 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 16, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 1956 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 16, 1956 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.