Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Forrest County, Mississippi, May 2, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.3 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.33, -89.28) to the end point (31.42, -89.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1957, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Forrest County
- Near the path
- Hattiesburg, Petal (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8.3 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1957 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.