EF5 Tornado — Mississippi, Mississippi — March 3, 1966

900 yd wide202.5 mi longmoved NE

Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel

Event stats

EF ratingEF5

Date & timeMarch 3, 1966 · 6:30 PM

Path length202.5 mi

Max width900 yd

Injuries518

Fatalities58

Details

A EF5 tornado was recorded in MS, tracking roughly 202.5 miles with a maximum width of about 900 yards. The event is associated with 58 fatalities and 518 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.

Historical record from public weather datasets.

Record details

Counties affected
Start coordinates: 32.1800, -90.5500
End coordinates: 33.3700, -87.4200
Source: NOAA/SPC
Data status: Historical Record

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