Alcorn County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Alcorn County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 19, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 91 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 91 injured

47.6 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F18

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 19, 1970	F4	47.6 mi	100 yd	78	4
May 24, 1971	F3	9.8 mi	10 yd	5	0
Nov 10, 1966	F3	3.3 mi	27 yd	4	0
Nov 27, 1973	F2	10.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 4, 1953	F2	8.8 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 23, 2019	EF2	8.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1965	F2	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1980	F2	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2025	EF1	28 mi	425 yd	0	0
May 2, 2008	EF1	13.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 1999	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 1956	F1	3.3 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 5, 2025	EF0	6.5 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 3, 2025	EF1	28 mi	425 yd	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Feb 23, 2019	EF2	8.3 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 27, 2017	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 2, 2008	EF1	13.8 mi	150 yd	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF1	2.6 mi	100 yd	4
May 5, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 18, 2000	F0	1 mi	20 yd	0
Jan 22, 1999	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 12, 1989	F1	2 mi	70 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 19, 1970, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Prentiss County, MS29 McNairy County, TN21 Tippah County, MS25 Tishomingo County, MS28 Hardin County, TN21 Hardeman County, TN22 Benton County, MS13 Union County, MS27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Alcorn County, Mississippi had?

23 tornadoes touched Alcorn County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Alcorn County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 19, 1970, with a 47.6-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Alcorn County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 23). 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).