Portal:Tornadoes/Anniversaries/February 26

February 26

• 1958 – A tornado outbreak killed 13 people and injured 19 in the Southern United States, with the worst impacts in Mississippi. An F3 tornado or tornado family moved through the southeastern part of Jackson and struck Farm Haven, Mississippi, killing 8 people and injuring 28. Another F3 tornado killed 4 people and injured 20 as it moved through Brewer and south of Winchester. A third F3 tornado hit Piney Woods and Walnut Grove, Mississippi, killing 1 person and injuring 34.