Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, November 18, 2003
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length23.5 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.82, -89.80) to the end point (32.03, -89.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 18, 2003, 8:26 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County, Smith County
- Path
- 23.5 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 18, 2003
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2003 | F1 | Louisiana | 4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | F1 | Alabama | 6.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | F1 | Alabama | 6.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.