Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, February 21, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.77, -89.95) to the end point (31.90, -89.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 21, 1974, 3:09 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County
- Path
- 14.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 21, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1974 | F3 | Mississippi | 9.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 13 |
| Feb 21, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 5.7 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.