Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF2 tornado, Wayne County, Mississippi, March 17, 2021

RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length36.59 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.68, -88.49) to the end point (32.01, -88.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 17, 2021, 2:44 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF2
States
Mississippi, Alabama
Counties
Wayne County, Choctaw County, Clarke County, Marengo County
Path
36.59 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 2 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 17, 2021

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 17, 2021EF2Mississippi13.1 mi325 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF2Alabama5.08 mi1,000 yd02
Mar 17, 2021EF2Alabama5.84 mi400 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama9.78 mi475 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Mississippi6.16 mi120 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama2.87 mi150 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama3.04 mi500 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama22.03 mi550 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama2.77 mi500 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Louisiana2.64 mi766 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama0.53 mi150 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama3.51 mi650 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama5.81 mi650 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Mississippi6.76 mi100 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF1Alabama2.77 mi650 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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