Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Forrest County, Mississippi, February 20, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.22, -89.30) to the end point (31.22, -89.30), 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
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Forrest County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | F2 | Mississippi | 15.4 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 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.