Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jones County, Mississippi, February 26, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.60, -89.32) to the end point (31.63, -89.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 26, 1998, 2:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jones County
- Path
- 5.5 miles long, up to 100 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 | 13 mi | 1,230 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.