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Mississippi
Every recorded Mississippi tornado since 1950: 2,883 tornadoes, 38 rated F4/EF4 or stronger, by year, month and county.
Counts use the part of each tornado inside this state. A tornado that crossed a state line is counted in each state it touched.
2,883
Tornadoes
38
F/EF4 or stronger
533
Tornado deaths
17,306
Miles of track
82
Counties with a tornado
Tornadoes per year
19501960197019801990200020102020
Tornadoes by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Strongest
Ranked by rating, then deaths, then path length.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/03/66 | F5 | Utica, MS to Brookwood, AL | MS, AL | 136 mi | 900 yd | 57 | 518 |
| 2 | 02/21/71 | F5 | Delhi, LA to Mississippi Valley State University, MS | LA, MS | 77.5 mi | 500 yd | 36 | 510 |
| 3 | 12/05/53 | F5 | Vicksburg, Mississippi | MS | 9.0 mi | 500 yd | 38 | 270 |
| 4 | 04/27/11 | EF5 | Smithville, MS to Hackleburg, AL | MS, AL | 17.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 16 | 137 |
| 5 | 04/27/11 | EF5 | Philadelphia to Macon, Mississippi | MS | 28.3 mi | 900 yd | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 02/21/71 | F4 | Lake Providence, LA to Middleton, TN | MS, TN | 199 mi | 100 yd | 58 | 795 |
| 7 | 01/23/69 | F4 | Fayette to Newton, Mississippi | MS | 118 mi | 200 yd | 32 | 241 |
| 8 | 03/24/23 | EF4 | Rolling Fork to Tchula, Mississippi | MS | 59.2 mi | 1,320 yd | 17 | 165 |
| 9 | 03/21/52 | F4 | Byhalia, MS to Moscow, TN | MS, TN | 10.9 mi | 427 yd | 9 | 74 |
| 10 | 02/21/71 | F4 | Edwards to Lexington, Mississippi | MS | 65.2 mi | 10 yd | 13 | 182 |
Deadliest
Deaths in this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/21/71 | F4 | Lake Providence, LA to Middleton, TN | MS, TN | 199 mi | 100 yd | 58 | 795 |
| 2 | 03/03/66 | F5 | Utica, MS to Brookwood, AL | MS, AL | 136 mi | 900 yd | 57 | 518 |
| 3 | 12/05/53 | F5 | Vicksburg, Mississippi | MS | 9.0 mi | 500 yd | 38 | 270 |
| 4 | 02/21/71 | F5 | Delhi, LA to Mississippi Valley State University, MS | LA, MS | 77.5 mi | 500 yd | 36 | 510 |
| 5 | 01/23/69 | F4 | Fayette to Newton, Mississippi | MS | 118 mi | 200 yd | 32 | 241 |
| 6 | 03/24/23 | EF4 | Rolling Fork to Tchula, Mississippi | MS | 59.2 mi | 1,320 yd | 17 | 165 |
| 7 | 04/27/11 | EF5 | Smithville, MS to Hackleburg, AL | MS, AL | 17.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 16 | 137 |
| 8 | 04/21/84 | F3 | Eupora to New Albany, Mississippi | MS | 71.0 mi | 10 yd | 15 | 76 |
| 9 | 02/21/71 | F4 | Edwards to Lexington, Mississippi | MS | 65.2 mi | 10 yd | 13 | 182 |
| 10 | 11/21/92 | F4 | Crystal Springs to Mathiston, Mississippi | MS | 128 mi | 880 yd | 12 | 122 |
Longest tracks in Mississippi
Length on the ground inside this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/21/71 | F4 | Lake Providence, LA to Middleton, TN | MS, TN | 199 mi | 100 yd | 58 | 795 |
| 2 | 04/24/10 | EF4 | Tallulah, LA to Maben, MS | LA, MS | 137 mi | 3,080 yd | 10 | 146 |
| 3 | 03/03/66 | F5 | Utica, MS to Brookwood, AL | MS, AL | 136 mi | 900 yd | 57 | 518 |
| 4 | 11/21/92 | F4 | Crystal Springs to Mathiston, Mississippi | MS | 128 mi | 880 yd | 12 | 122 |
| 5 | 03/29/76 | F4 | Wesson to Marion, Mississippi | MS | 127 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 04/03/56 | F2 | Sunflower to Saltillo, Mississippi | MS | 125 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 01/23/69 | F4 | Fayette to Newton, Mississippi | MS | 118 mi | 200 yd | 32 | 241 |
| 8 | 04/12/55 | F2 | Sumrall to Louisville, Mississippi | MS | 113 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 03/22/53 | F1 | Mendenhall to York, Mississippi | MS | 101 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 04/24/53 | F2 | Fayette to Canton, Mississippi | MS | 96.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Widest since 1995
Maximum path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/12/20 | EF4 | Prentiss to Stonewall, Mississippi | MS | 67.4 mi | 3,960 yd | 7 | 98 |
| 2 | 04/24/10 | EF4 | Tallulah, LA to Maben, MS | LA, MS | 137 mi | 3,080 yd | 10 | 146 |
| 3 | 04/23/20 | EF2 | Laurel to Heidelberg, Mississippi | MS | 16.9 mi | 2,640 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 01/10/08 | EF3 | Caledonia, MS to Vernon, AL | MS, AL | 8.7 mi | 2,500 yd | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | 04/19/20 | EF4 | Tylertown to New Augusta, Mississippi | MS | 53.8 mi | 2,275 yd | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 04/12/20 | EF3 | Monticello to Stonewall, Mississippi | MS | 83.2 mi | 2,041 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 04/30/17 | EF2 | Vaiden to Winona, Mississippi | MS | 15.5 mi | 1,936 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 04/12/20 | EF4 | Tylertown to Columbia, Mississippi | MS | 22.1 mi | 1,936 yd | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 04/30/17 | EF2 | Pickens to Durant, Mississippi | MS | 23.4 mi | 1,900 yd | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 04/27/11 | EF3 | Eupora to Amory, Mississippi | MS | 58.7 mi | 1,800 yd | 0 | 25 |
Widest 1950 to 1994
Mean path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/28/62 | F2 | Jonestown to Walls, Mississippi | MS | 34.6 mi | 1,760 yd | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 03/10/92 | F3 | Stonewall to Marion, Mississippi | MS | 20.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 3 | 57 |
| 3 | 11/22/92 | F4 | Taylorsville to Newton, Mississippi | MS | 40.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | 03/30/76 | F3 | Fayette to Wesson, Mississippi | MS | 31.7 mi | 1,583 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 03/20/76 | F3 | Mathiston to Hatley, Mississippi | MS | 49.4 mi | 1,400 yd | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | 05/13/76 | F2 | Vaiden to Winona, Mississippi | MS | 11.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 02/28/87 | F4 | Ellisville to Heidelberg, Mississippi | MS | 35.0 mi | 1,230 yd | 6 | 350 |
| 8 | 04/10/62 | F2 | Canton, Mississippi | MS | 4.9 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 04/29/63 | F4 | Shannon, Mississippi | MS | 4.7 mi | 1,000 yd | 3 | 20 |
| 10 | 04/08/86 | F2 | Laurel, Mississippi | MS | 5.0 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 1 |
Counties
select a column to sort| County | Tornadoes | F/EF4+ | Deaths | Years | Strongest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds County | 125 | 1 | 66 | 1950–2025 | F5 |
| Rankin County | 116 | 4 | 111 | 1950–2025 | F5 |
| Smith County | 97 | 4 | 44 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Harrison County | 90 | 0 | 6 | 1953–2024 | F3 |
| Jackson County | 86 | 0 | 1 | 1958–2025 | F2 |
| Jones County | 85 | 2 | 20 | 1951–2025 | EF4 |
| Madison County | 77 | 2 | 14 | 1952–2024 | F4 |
| Simpson County | 77 | 5 | 59 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Leake County | 75 | 3 | 85 | 1950–2024 | F5 |
| Scott County | 70 | 4 | 105 | 1950–2024 | F5 |
| Lauderdale County | 69 | 2 | 3 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Warren County | 68 | 3 | 61 | 1951–2024 | F5 |
| Yazoo County | 68 | 2 | 24 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Neshoba County | 65 | 3 | 76 | 1950–2022 | F5 |
| Hancock County | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2024 | F3 |
| Copiah County | 61 | 3 | 53 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Jasper County | 61 | 3 | 23 | 1951–2025 | EF4 |
| Lincoln County | 61 | 1 | 9 | 1955–2024 | F4 |
| Newton County | 61 | 2 | 1 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Bolivar County | 57 | 1 | 2 | 1961–2025 | F4 |
| Clarke County | 56 | 3 | 20 | 1957–2025 | EF4 |
| Pearl River County | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2023 | EF3 |
| Attala County | 53 | 5 | 36 | 1950–2022 | F4 |
| Covington County | 53 | 2 | 15 | 1952–2025 | EF4 |
| Marion County | 53 | 3 | 16 | 1950–2025 | EF4 |
| Holmes County | 52 | 3 | 45 | 1957–2025 | EF4 |
| Lamar County | 52 | 2 | 6 | 1954–2025 | EF4 |
| Noxubee County | 52 | 1 | 10 | 1953–2025 | EF5 |
| Lowndes County | 51 | 0 | 4 | 1951–2025 | EF3 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 50 | 4 | 22 | 1961–2025 | EF4 |
| Monroe County | 49 | 1 | 25 | 1952–2025 | EF5 |
| Forrest County | 47 | 2 | 5 | 1957–2025 | EF4 |
| Leflore County | 44 | 2 | 109 | 1956–2025 | F5 |
| Claiborne County | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2024 | F3 |
| Lee County | 43 | 1 | 11 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Sharkey County | 43 | 5 | 121 | 1951–2025 | F5 |
| Kemper County | 41 | 3 | 65 | 1954–2025 | F5 |
| Wayne County | 40 | 1 | 10 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Amite County | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1961–2024 | EF3 |
| Humphreys County | 37 | 4 | 114 | 1950–2025 | F5 |
| Winston County | 37 | 3 | 17 | 1951–2025 | EF5 |
| Lawrence County | 35 | 3 | 17 | 1968–2025 | F4 |
| Walthall County | 35 | 3 | 13 | 1957–2025 | EF4 |
| Pike County | 34 | 2 | 15 | 1962–2025 | F4 |
| Sunflower County | 34 | 1 | 40 | 1954–2020 | F5 |
| Oktibbeha County | 33 | 2 | 14 | 1951–2024 | EF4 |
| Washington County | 32 | 4 | 37 | 1953–2020 | F5 |
| DeSoto County | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1962–2025 | F3 |
| Chickasaw County | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1953–2025 | EF3 |
| Prentiss County | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1953–2021 | F3 |
| Carroll County | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1953–2025 | EF3 |
| Jefferson County | 28 | 1 | 32 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Tishomingo County | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2025 | F3 |
| Union County | 28 | 0 | 24 | 1950–2025 | F3 |
| Coahoma County | 27 | 0 | 9 | 1953–2015 | F3 |
| Greene County | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1958–2022 | F3 |
| Pontotoc County | 27 | 0 | 8 | 1953–2025 | F3 |
| Montgomery County | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1957–2025 | EF3 |
| Panola County | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1955–2023 | EF3 |
| Calhoun County | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1956–2025 | F3 |
| Issaquena County | 25 | 4 | 121 | 1953–2025 | F5 |
| Lafayette County | 25 | 0 | 16 | 1952–2025 | F3 |
| Alcorn County | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Choctaw County | 24 | 3 | 25 | 1963–2022 | F4 |
| George County | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1967–2025 | F3 |
| Marshall County | 24 | 3 | 76 | 1952–2025 | F4 |
| Tippah County | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1962–2025 | EF4 |
| Grenada County | 23 | 1 | 65 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Perry County | 22 | 2 | 9 | 1958–2022 | EF4 |
| Stone County | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2024 | F2 |
| Tallahatchie County | 22 | 0 | 16 | 1968–2025 | F3 |
| Franklin County | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1972–2024 | EF3 |
| Itawamba County | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1954–2025 | EF5 |
| Adams County | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2022 | EF2 |
| Clay County | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1950–2024 | F3 |
| Webster County | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1956–2019 | EF3 |
| Wilkinson County | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1968–2024 | F2 |
| Tate County | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1967–2025 | EF4 |
| Tunica County | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1962–2023 | F2 |
| Benton County | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1971–2025 | EF4 |
| Quitman County | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1955–2020 | EF3 |
| Yalobusha County | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1956–2008 | F3 |
- Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.
- F and EF ratings. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale replaced the Fujita (F) Scale on 02/01/07. Both estimate wind speed from damage, but they use different damage indicators, so each rating is shown with its own scale.
- Ratings before the mid 1970s. The F Scale came into use in the early 1970s. Tornadoes from 1950 until then were rated afterward from newspaper accounts, photos and records, which tends to make those ratings less certain.
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