Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Holmes County, Mississippi, April 26, 1966
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.1 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.97, -89.92) to the end point (33.00, -89.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1966, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Holmes County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1966 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1966 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1966 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1966 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 10 |
| Apr 26, 1966 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1966 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1966 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.