Claiborne County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Claiborne County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 17, 1978).

43tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 9 injured
96.7 milongest path · 1953
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F08
(E)F125
(E)F28
(E)F32
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 17, 1978F318.5 mi100 yd20
Nov 23, 2004F318 mi600 yd00
Apr 24, 1953F296.7 mi30 yd00
Apr 4, 2011EF228 mi880 yd10
Dec 7, 2004F226 mi400 yd00
Apr 30, 2017EF219.9 mi880 yd00
Mar 21, 2012EF29.2 mi880 yd00
Apr 8, 1984F28 mi10 yd60
Sep 25, 2005F22 mi800 yd00
Dec 4, 1973F20.1 mi30 yd00
Nov 27, 1994F118 mi150 yd00
Jan 20, 1959F117.3 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Dec 28, 2024EF14.9 mi300 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF111.1 mi400 yd00
May 2, 2021EF114 mi650 yd00
Dec 16, 2019EF111.7 mi600 yd00
Apr 18, 2019EF18.4 mi1,100 yd00
Nov 1, 2018EF11.1 mi200 yd00
Nov 1, 2018EF13.5 mi200 yd00
Apr 6, 2018EF11.2 mi360 yd00
Apr 6, 2018EF15.8 mi880 yd00
Apr 30, 2017EF114.4 mi440 yd00
Apr 30, 2017EF219.9 mi880 yd00
Jan 2, 2017EF15.6 mi200 yd00

Nearby counties

Jefferson County, MS28Tensas Parish, LA29Warren County, MS67Copiah County, MS61Madison Parish, LA64Hinds County, MS125Franklin County, MS21Lincoln County, MS61

Questions

How many tornadoes has Claiborne County, Mississippi had?

43 tornadoes touched Claiborne County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Claiborne County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 17, 1978, with a 18.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Claiborne County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 43). 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).