Amite County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Amite County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Dec 16, 2019).

38tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 11 injured
34.6 milongest path · 1978
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F06
(E)F128
(E)F22
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: December.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Dec 16, 2019EF330.3 mi880 yd30
Dec 13, 1977F320.4 mi350 yd20
Apr 17, 1978F234.6 mi100 yd20
Mar 12, 1986F28 mi250 yd00
Nov 30, 2022EF118.4 mi250 yd00
Jun 4, 2024EF115.6 mi275 yd00
May 8, 1995F115 mi33 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF18.6 mi100 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF16.4 mi75 yd00
Jan 2, 2017EF15.8 mi150 yd00
May 9, 2019EF15.5 mi75 yd00
Jun 4, 2024EF15.4 mi200 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Dec 28, 2024EF13.1 mi50 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF10.4 mi25 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF18.6 mi100 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF16.4 mi75 yd00
Jun 4, 2024EF14.2 mi200 yd00
Jun 4, 2024EF15.4 mi200 yd00
Jun 4, 2024EF115.6 mi275 yd00
Nov 30, 2022EF118.4 mi250 yd00
Dec 16, 2019EF330.3 mi880 yd30
Dec 16, 2019EF05 mi50 yd00
Dec 16, 2019EF11.6 mi75 yd00
May 9, 2019EF01.2 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Franklin County, MS21Pike County, MS34St. Helena Parish, LA24East Feliciana Parish, LA18Lincoln County, MS61Wilkinson County, MS17Adams County, MS20Jefferson County, MS28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Amite County, Mississippi had?

38 tornadoes touched Amite County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Amite County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Dec 16, 2019, with a 30.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Amite County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in December (11 of 38). 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).