Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, February 20, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length15.4 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.60, -89.95) to the end point (31.93, -89.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 20, 1961, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County
- Path
- 15.4 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 20, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1961 | F2 | Mississippi | 17 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Feb 20, 1961 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1961 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1961 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.