Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pearl River County, Mississippi, November 3, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length43.5 mi
Width180 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.80, -89.65) to the end point (30.80, -88.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 3, 1968, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Pearl River County, Stone County
- Path
- 43.5 miles long, up to 180 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 3, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 1968 | F3 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F3 | Alabama | 70.4 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F2 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.