Bolivar County tornado history

57 tornadoes touched Bolivar County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Nov 24, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 162 people.

57tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 162 injured

61.6 milongest path · 2015

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F122

(E)F213

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 24, 2001	F4	30.3 mi	880 yd	48	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF3	61.6 mi	800 yd	28	2
Dec 21, 2013	EF2	40.8 mi	440 yd	2	0
Feb 24, 2001	F2	37 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	23.4 mi	1,800 yd	4	0
Sep 24, 2005	F2	12 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1972	F2	8.8 mi	10 yd	62	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	8.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1976	F2	4.3 mi	440 yd	1	0
Jan 22, 2012	EF2	3.4 mi	332 yd	1	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	2.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 2012	EF2	1.3 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 3, 2025	unrated	—	20 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	7.9 mi	450 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	1 mi	75 yd	1	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	35 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	2.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	23.4 mi	1,800 yd	4	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	4.2 mi	880 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	2.5 mi	270 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 2016	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF3	61.6 mi	800 yd	28	2
Dec 21, 2013	EF2	40.8 mi	440 yd	2	0
Jan 29, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Dec 23, 2015, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Desha County, AR27 Sunflower County, MS34 Coahoma County, MS27 Washington County, MS32 Leflore County, MS44 Tallahatchie County, MS23 Phillips County, AR26 Chicot County, AR44

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bolivar County, Mississippi had?

57 tornadoes touched Bolivar County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bolivar County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Nov 24, 2001, with a 30.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Bolivar County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (11 of 57). 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).