Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lee County, Mississippi, March 23, 1975
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.42, -88.72) to the end point (34.62, -88.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 23, 1975, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Lee County, Prentiss County
- Path
- 17.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 23, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1975 | F2 | Illinois | 1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 4.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.