Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bolivar County, Mississippi, March 7, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length16.2 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.93, -90.92) to the end point (34.10, -90.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 7, 1961, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Bolivar County
- Path
- 16.2 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 7, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1961 | F3 | Alabama | 25.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 1961 | F3 | Alabama | 19.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 7, 1961 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.