Mississippi tornado history

2,880 tornadoes in Mississippi from 1950 to 2025, killing 570 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Hinds County125 Rankin County116 Smith County95 Harrison County90 Jackson County87 Jones County85 Madison County77 Simpson County77 Leake County74 Scott County69 Yazoo County68 Lauderdale County67 Warren County67 Hancock County63 Neshoba County62 Copiah County61 Jasper County61 Lincoln County61 Newton County60 Bolivar County57 Pearl River County57 Clarke County55 Covington County53 Marion County53 Noxubee County53 Attala County52 Holmes County52 Lamar County52 Lowndes County51 Jefferson Davis County50 Monroe County48 Forrest County47 Leflore County44 Claiborne County43 Sharkey County43 Kemper County41 Lee County41 Wayne County40 Amite County38 Humphreys County37 Winston County36 Lawrence County35 Walthall County35 Pike County34 Sunflower County34 Oktibbeha County33 Washington County32 DeSoto County31 Chickasaw County30 Prentiss County29 Jefferson County28 Tishomingo County28 Carroll County27 Coahoma County27 Greene County27 Pontotoc County27 Union County27 Lafayette County26 Montgomery County26 Panola County26 Tippah County25 Calhoun County24 George County24 Issaquena County24 Marshall County24 Alcorn County23 Choctaw County23 Grenada County23 Tallahatchie County23 Stone County22 Franklin County21 Itawamba County21 Perry County21 Adams County20 Clay County19 Webster County17 Wilkinson County17 Tate County16 Benton County13 Tunica County13 Yalobusha County13 Quitman County12

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Deadliest tornadoes in Mississippi

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 21, 1971	F4	202.1 mi	100 yd	795	58
Mar 3, 1966	F5	202.5 mi	900 yd	518	58
Feb 21, 1971	F5	109.2 mi	500 yd	510	47
Dec 5, 1953	F5	9 mi	500 yd	270	38
Jan 23, 1969	F4	117.8 mi	200 yd	241	32
Apr 27, 2011	EF5	37.3 mi	1,320 yd	137	23
Mar 24, 2023	EF4	59.2 mi	1,320 yd	165	17
Mar 21, 1952	F4	29.6 mi	427 yd	74	16
Apr 21, 1984	F3	71 mi	10 yd	76	15
Feb 21, 1971	F4	65.2 mi	10 yd	182	13