The March 3, 1966 tornado
F5Neshoba, Kemper, Hinds, Rankin, Scott, Leake, Pickens and Tuscaloosa counties, Alabama and Mississippi
An F5 tornado on a 202.5-mile path that killed 58 and injured 518. It was one of 3 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · March 3, 1966
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 202.5 mi
- Width up to 900 yards
- Killed
- 58
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 518
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, March 3, 1966
- 6:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.