Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, March 24, 2023

RatingEF3
Deaths2
Injuries55
Length36.56 mi
Width1,600 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.85, -88.76) to the end point (34.13, -88.21), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 24, 2023, 9:38 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Mississippi
Counties
Chickasaw County, Monroe County, Itawamba County
Near the path
Amory (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
36.56 miles long, up to 1,600 yards wide
Casualties
2 deaths, 55 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 24, 2023

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 24, 2023EF4Mississippi59.23 mi1,320 yd17165
Mar 24, 2023EF3Mississippi29.43 mi1,550 yd35
Mar 24, 2023EF2Alabama3.82 mi300 yd00
Mar 24, 2023EF2Tennessee3.96 mi300 yd00
Mar 24, 2023EF2Alabama13.53 mi175 yd10
Mar 24, 2023EF2Alabama4.94 mi125 yd00
Mar 24, 2023EF1Texas6.73 mi75 yd02
Mar 24, 2023EF1Texas5.47 mi100 yd03
Mar 24, 2023EF1Tennessee0.26 mi70 yd00
Mar 24, 2023EF1Mississippi8.39 mi100 yd00
Mar 24, 2023EF1Mississippi6.18 mi150 yd00
Mar 24, 2023EF1Mississippi3.94 mi125 yd00
Mar 24, 2023EF1Mississippi0.73 mi125 yd01
Mar 24, 2023EF1Mississippi14.66 mi250 yd00
Mar 24, 2023EF1Alabama4.07 mi120 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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