Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, March 26, 1976
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries11
Length18.5 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.78, -90.02) to the end point (31.90, -89.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 26, 1976, 11:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County
- Path
- 18.5 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 11 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 26, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1976 | F5 | Oklahoma | 11.9 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 64 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F4 | Oklahoma | 10.7 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F3 | Missouri | 29.1 mi | 40 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F3 | Arkansas | 16.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F3 | Arkansas | 9.6 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F2 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F2 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F1 | Mississippi | 5.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F1 | Arkansas | 9.4 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F1 | Mississippi | 4.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F1 | Illinois | 1.5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.