Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Webster County, Mississippi, November 26, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length54.4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.58, -89.28) to the end point (33.98, -88.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 26, 1973, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Webster County, Clay County, Monroe County
- Path
- 54.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 26, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 1973 | F3 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1973 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 5.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 26, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1973 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.