Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Perry County, Mississippi, February 26, 1958
RatingF3
Deaths4
Injuries20
Length29.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.33, -88.90) to the end point (31.60, -88.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 26, 1958, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Perry County, Greene County, Wayne County
- Path
- 29.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 20 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 | 71 mi | 60 yd | 1 | 34 |
| 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.