Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Alcorn County, Mississippi, February 17, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.92, -88.52) to the end point (34.93, -88.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 17, 1956, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Alcorn County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 17, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1956 | F3 | Tennessee | 10.4 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1956 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 17, 1956 | F1 | Mississippi | 17.4 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.