Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Claiborne County, Mississippi, January 20, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.02, -90.75) to the end point (32.20, -90.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1959, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Claiborne County, Hinds County
- Near the path
- Learned (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 17.3 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 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.