Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, April 4, 1957
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries75
Length40.2 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.88, -89.77) to the end point (32.13, -89.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 4, 1957, 1:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County, Smith County, Jasper County
- Near the path
- Magee, Louin (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 40.2 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 75 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 4, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1957 | F3 | Tennessee | 7.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 4, 1957 | F2 | Mississippi | 40.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 4, 1957 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1957 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.