Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rankin County, Mississippi, February 4, 1960
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.32, -89.80) to the end point (32.57, -89.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 4, 1960, 3:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Rankin County
- Near the path
- Pelahatchie (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 17.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 4, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1960 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 4, 1960 | F1 | Arkansas | 6.4 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.