Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lamar County, Mississippi, February 21, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.42, -89.55) to the end point (31.42, -89.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 21, 1961, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lamar County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 21, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.8 mi | 283 yd | 0 | 9 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.