Mississippi, 1957

Tornadoes in Mississippi, June 28, 1957

June 28, 1957 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
10
Property damage
$500,000
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, Noxubee

When
June 28, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Noxubee County
Rating
F3
Path length
5.4 mi
Path width
50 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.220, -88.580

Tornado, Wayne

When
June 28, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Wayne County
Rating
F2
Path length
10 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.580, -88.680

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Noxubee1957-06-28Direct

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10049868, 10049869.