Carroll County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Carroll County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 24, 2023). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 26 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

6killed · 26 injured

31.2 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F18

(E)F27

(E)F35

(E)F40

(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
Mar 24, 2023	EF3	29.4 mi	1,550 yd	5	3
Nov 7, 1957	F3	31.2 mi	300 yd	1	2
Dec 21, 1990	F3	20 mi	880 yd	15	1
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	23 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2001	F3	22 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	24.2 mi	1,200 yd	3	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF2	15.5 mi	1,936 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	8.8 mi	880 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1988	F2	7 mi	120 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF2	6 mi	510 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1983	F2	1 mi	73 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 18, 2025	EF1	14.4 mi	1,100 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	24.2 mi	1,200 yd	3	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF3	29.4 mi	1,550 yd	5	3
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	11.5 mi	1,700 yd	1	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	6.1 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	6.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF2	6 mi	510 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF1	9.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF0	2.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF2	15.5 mi	1,936 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	23 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	8.8 mi	880 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 24, 2023, EF3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Montgomery County, MS26 Leflore County, MS44 Grenada County, MS23 Holmes County, MS52 Attala County, MS52 Tallahatchie County, MS23 Webster County, MS17 Choctaw County, MS23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Carroll County, Mississippi had?

27 tornadoes touched Carroll County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Carroll County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 24, 2023, with a 29.4-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Carroll County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 27). 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).