Attala County tornado history

52 tornadoes touched Attala County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 24, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 24 and injured 265 people.

52tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

24killed · 265 injured

149 milongest path · 2010

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F128

(E)F27

(E)F37

(E)F44

(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 24, 2010	EF4	149 mi	3,080 yd	146	10
Apr 28, 2014	EF4	33.4 mi	1,320 yd	84	10
Mar 11, 1963	F4	45.2 mi	440 yd	7	2
Jan 19, 1988	F4	13 mi	700 yd	1	0
Jun 3, 1950	F3	2 mi	50 yd	1	2
Dec 2, 1967	F3	82.3 mi	50 yd	3	0
Jan 10, 2008	EF3	23.6 mi	880 yd	3	0
Jan 1, 2011	EF3	23.4 mi	1,300 yd	2	0
Feb 23, 1977	F3	10.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 2008	EF3	9.7 mi	1,320 yd	3	0
Nov 29, 2010	EF3	9.6 mi	400 yd	6	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	23 mi	860 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	10.7 mi	1,200 yd	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	14.2 mi	700 yd	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	3.4 mi	200 yd	0
May 2, 2021	EF1	7.5 mi	110 yd	0
Apr 9, 2021	EF1	0.9 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	2.5 mi	500 yd	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF2	18.7 mi	900 yd	4
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	1.7 mi	300 yd	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF2	5.8 mi	800 yd	0
Dec 29, 2019	EF1	7.3 mi	400 yd	0
Dec 29, 2019	EF1	6.6 mi	500 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 24, 2010, EF4, 10 killed.

Nearby counties

Leake County, MS74 Choctaw County, MS23 Montgomery County, MS26 Holmes County, MS52 Carroll County, MS27 Winston County, MS36 Neshoba County, MS62 Webster County, MS17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Attala County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Attala County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 24, 2010, with a 149-mile path and 10 deaths.

When is tornado season in Attala County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 52). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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