Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Quitman County, Mississippi, May 27, 1965

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.23, -90.28) to the end point (34.23, -90.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 27, 1965, 2:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Mississippi
Counties: Quitman County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 27, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 27, 1965	F1	Massachusetts	1.3 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 27, 1965	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Quitman County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.