A destructive series of four tornadoes hit the Southeastern United States during March 3-4, 1966. The worst event was a violent and long-lived F5 tornado, dubbed the Candlestick Park tornado after the name of a recently-opened Jackson, Mississippi shopping center which was leveled by the storm. The storm would bring catastrophic damage in Mississippi and Alabama along a 202.5 mi (325.9 km) track. The outbreak killed 58, injured 521, and caused $75.552 million in damage.