Candlestick Park Tornado
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| State | Total | County | County total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | Pickens | 1 |
| Mississippi | 57 | Hinds | 19 |
| Leake | 6 | ||
| Neshoba | 1 | ||
| Rankin | 5 | ||
| Scott | 26 | ||
| Totals | 58 | ||
| All deaths were tornado-related | |||
The Candlestick Park tornado struck central Mississippi and western Alabama on March 3, 1966[1]. The storm is named for the Candlestick Park Shopping Center in the southwest part of Jackson, MS, which was completely destroyed[2]. After passing through Jackson, leaving F5 damage in its' wake, the storm (probably a very intense tornado family) left a nearly continual damage path over 200 miles long [1] across 7 Mississippi and 3 Alabama counties, causing 58 fatalities and 518 injuries before dissipating northeast of Tuscaloosa.
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