Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Simpson County, Mississippi, March 26, 2009
RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries25
Length17.42 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.79, -89.86) to the end point (31.95, -89.64), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 26, 2009, 12:36 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Simpson County, Smith County
- Path
- 17.42 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 26, 2009
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF2 | Mississippi | 9.91 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF1 | Louisiana | 0.75 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF1 | Mississippi | 19.42 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF1 | Alabama | 3.61 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF1 | Alabama | 2.38 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF1 | Louisiana | 1.75 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.15 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF0 | Alabama | 3.71 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF0 | Mississippi | 0.15 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF0 | Texas | 0.18 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF0 | Texas | 0.34 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.