Calhoun County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Calhoun County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 24, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 102 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

10killed · 102 injured

52 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 24, 2001	F3	52 mi	1,000 yd	73	6
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	51.5 mi	1,320 yd	25	4
Apr 4, 1977	F3	9.1 mi	587 yd	1	0
Mar 1, 1997	F3	5 mi	400 yd	1	0
Mar 12, 1975	F2	8.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	5.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 23, 1965	F2	0.5 mi	23 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 1997	F1	10 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	8.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1970	F1	7.7 mi	13 yd	1	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	7.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 22, 1988	F1	5 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	8.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	7.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF1	2.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2021	EF0	1.2 mi	80 yd	0	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF0	2.6 mi	60 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 2018	EF0	0.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF1	2.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 17, 2016	EF1	0.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 2011	EF1	1.1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	51.5 mi	1,320 yd	25	4
Feb 24, 2001	F3	52 mi	1,000 yd	73	6

Deadliest: Feb 24, 2001, F3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Yalobusha County, MS13 Chickasaw County, MS30 Webster County, MS17 Pontotoc County, MS27 Grenada County, MS23 Lafayette County, MS26 Montgomery County, MS26 Clay County, MS19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Calhoun County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Calhoun County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Feb 24, 2001, with a 52-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Calhoun County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 24). 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).