Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Copiah County, Mississippi, March 18, 1996

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.97, -90.30) to the end point (32.00, -90.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 18, 1996, 2:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Mississippi
Counties: Copiah County
Path: 4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 18, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Mar 18, 1996	F3	Alabama	24 mi	440 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F2	Alabama	11 mi	200 yd	5
Mar 18, 1996	F2	Alabama	19 mi	100 yd	2
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Mississippi	9 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Mississippi	12 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Mississippi	12 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Mississippi	8 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Mississippi	3 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Alabama	3 mi	250 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Alabama	8 mi	200 yd	15
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Alabama	5 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Alabama	4 mi	70 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Alabama	6 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Alabama	6 mi	90 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F1	Alabama	0.9 mi	70 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F0	Mississippi	2.5 mi	70 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F0	Alabama	4 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F0	Alabama	5 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F0	Mississippi	12 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 18, 1996	F0	Alabama	3 mi	200 yd	1

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.