Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pearl River County, Mississippi, November 3, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.00, -89.37) to the end point (31.00, -89.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 3, 1968, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Pearl River County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 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 | 43.5 mi | 180 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.