Mississippi County tornado history

56 tornadoes touched Mississippi County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 15, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 54 and injured 614 people.

56tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

54killed · 614 injured

81.2 milongest path · 2021

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F115

(E)F211

(E)F38

(E)F44

(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 15, 1968	F4	20.9 mi	250 yd	364	35
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	81.2 mi	1,800 yd	14	8
Apr 16, 1998	F4	5 mi	400 yd	12	2
Mar 1, 1997	F4	20 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	72.5 mi	1,600 yd	26	4
Mar 21, 1952	F3	51.8 mi	880 yd	96	3
Mar 21, 1952	F3	39.7 mi	880 yd	57	1
Feb 16, 1954	F3	2 mi	880 yd	4	1
Apr 3, 1984	F3	49 mi	200 yd	2	0
Sep 26, 1959	F3	35.2 mi	667 yd	21	0
May 2, 2008	EF3	20.2 mi	400 yd	4	0
Jun 13, 1954	F3	2.5 mi	833 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 5, 2025	EF0	7.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF3	72.5 mi	1,600 yd	26	4
Apr 13, 2022	EF0	7.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF0	1.9 mi	75 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	81.2 mi	1,800 yd	14	8
Jun 2, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF0	1.1 mi	80 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF1	3.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF1	4.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2018	EF2	9.9 mi	100 yd	1	0

Deadliest: May 15, 1968, F4, 35 killed.

Nearby counties

Lauderdale County, TN29 Tipton County, TN25 Dunklin County, MO39 Craighead County, AR58 Pemiscot County, MO39 Greene County, AR38 Poinsett County, AR48 Shelby County, TN56

Questions

How many tornadoes has Mississippi County, Arkansas had?

56 tornadoes touched Mississippi County, Arkansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Mississippi County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 15, 1968, with a 20.9-mile path and 35 deaths.

When is tornado season in Mississippi County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 56). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).