Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Walthall County, Mississippi, March 5, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length8 mi
Width65 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.23, -90.18) to the end point (31.28, -90.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1996, 11:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Walthall County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 65 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1996 | F3 | Arkansas | 46.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F1 | Missouri | 12 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F1 | Missouri | 6 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F1 | Arkansas | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.7 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.