Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jones County, Mississippi, November 22, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.60, -89.20) to the end point (31.63, -89.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 22, 1961, 8:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jones County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 22, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 21.9 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 13.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.