Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Bolivar County, Mississippi, December 23, 2015

RatingEF3
Deaths2
Injuries28
Length61.57 mi
Width800 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.00, -90.71) to the end point (34.52, -89.84), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
December 23, 2015, 2:54 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Mississippi
Counties
Bolivar County, Coahoma County, Quitman County, Panola County
Near the path
Marks (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
61.57 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
Casualties
2 deaths, 28 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on December 23, 2015

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 23, 2015EF4Mississippi, Tennessee75.09 mi1,300 yd936
Dec 23, 2015EF3Tennessee48.38 mi800 yd07
Dec 23, 2015EF2Arkansas4.65 mi100 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF2Tennessee14.92 mi500 yd20
Dec 23, 2015EF2Alabama, Tennessee14.87 mi400 yd01
Dec 23, 2015EF2Tennessee8.37 mi250 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Arkansas0.18 mi75 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Missouri6 mi100 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Missouri2.95 mi50 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Missouri3.04 mi75 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Illinois5.03 mi200 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Illinois4.28 mi100 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Illinois1.58 mi100 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Indiana0.3 mi40 yd00
Dec 23, 2015EF1Indiana0.7 mi140 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.