Mississippi, 1954

Tornadoes in Mississippi, December 29, 1954

December 29, 1954 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
9
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Kemper

When
December 29, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Kemper County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
300 yd
Injuries
9 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.900, -88.700

Tornado, Noxubee

When
December 29, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Noxubee County
Rating
F2
Path length
8.5 mi
Path width
300 yd
Coordinates
32.920, -88.670

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10047335, 10047336.