Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Choctaw County, Alabama, February 26, 1958

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20.9 mi
Width67 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.78, -88.45) to the end point (32.00, -88.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
February 26, 1958, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Alabama
Counties
Choctaw County
Path
20.9 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on February 26, 1958

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Feb 26, 1958F3Mississippi69.7 mi60 yd826
Feb 26, 1958F3Mississippi71 mi60 yd134
Feb 26, 1958F3Mississippi29.1 mi100 yd420
Feb 26, 1958F3Tennessee0.1 mi10 yd00
Feb 26, 1958F2Louisiana0.3 mi50 yd02
Feb 26, 1958F2Mississippi23.1 mi50 yd09
Feb 26, 1958F2Louisiana, Mississippi5.7 mi50 yd00
Feb 26, 1958F2Mississippi28.4 mi30 yd01
Feb 26, 1958F1Mississippi11.5 mi10 yd00
Feb 26, 1958F1Mississippi95.5 mi10 yd00
Feb 26, 1958F1Alabama0.1 mi10 yd00
Feb 26, 1958F0Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
Feb 26, 1958F0Oklahoma0.1 mi20 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.