Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, March 7, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.45, -88.83) to the end point (33.45, -88.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 7, 1961, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Oktibbeha County
- Near the path
- Starkville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | F1 | Mississippi | 16.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 10 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.