Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Copiah County, Mississippi, January 20, 1959
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.02, -90.63) to the end point (32.02, -90.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1959, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Copiah County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 20, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1959 | F1 | Mississippi | 17.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.