Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, May 6, 1966
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.97, -89.87) to the end point (31.97, -89.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1966, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County
- Near the path
- Mendenhall (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.