Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, February 26, 1958
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries34
Length71 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.97, -90.10) to the end point (32.73, -89.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 26, 1958, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County, Rankin County, Scott County, Leake County
- Path
- 71 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 34 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 26, 1958
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | Mississippi | 69.7 mi | 60 yd | 8 | 26 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | Mississippi | 29.1 mi | 100 yd | 4 | 20 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F2 | Mississippi | 23.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F2 | Louisiana, Mississippi | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F2 | Mississippi | 28.4 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F2 | Alabama | 20.9 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F1 | Mississippi | 11.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F1 | Mississippi | 95.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.