Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lowndes County, Mississippi, March 31, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.47, -88.30) to the end point (33.50, -88.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1962, 12:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lowndes County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1962 | F3 | Florida | 6.9 mi | 440 yd | 17 | 100 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F2 | Alabama | 11.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Georgia | 61.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.