The March 11, 1963 tornado
F4Attala, Choctaw and Oktibbeha counties, Mississippi
An F4 tornado on a 45.2-mile path that killed 2 and injured 7. It was one of 15 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 11, 1963
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 45.2 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, March 11, 1963
- 5:25 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Cullman County2 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.