Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Claiborne County, Mississippi, February 26, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13 mi
Width1,230 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.95, -90.98) to the end point (32.10, -90.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 26, 1998, 10:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Claiborne County
- Near the path
- Port Gibson (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 13 miles long, up to 1,230 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 26, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1998 | F1 | Louisiana | 8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26, 1998 | F1 | Mississippi | 5.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.