Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Noxubee County, Mississippi, November 17, 1957
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries2
Length14.8 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.12, -88.65) to the end point (33.30, -88.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 17, 1957, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Noxubee County, Lowndes County
- Near the path
- Brooksville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 14.8 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 17, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1957 | F4 | Alabama | 7.2 mi | 200 yd | 4 | 15 |
| Nov 17, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17, 1957 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1957 | F1 | Alabama | 9.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.