Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Marion County, Mississippi, March 12, 2001
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length18 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.30, -89.70) to the end point (31.32, -89.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 12, 2001, 9:38 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Marion County, Lamar County
- Path
- 18 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 12, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2001 | F1 | Texas | 15.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F1 | Mississippi | 8 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F1 | Mississippi | 5.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F1 | Mississippi | 6 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F1 | Mississippi | 7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F1 | Alabama | 3.2 mi | 75 yd | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.