Clarke County tornado history

55 tornadoes touched Clarke County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 13 and injured 378 people.

55tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

13killed · 378 injured

122 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F126

(E)F212

(E)F32

(E)F42

(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 27, 2011	EF4	122 mi	1,050 yd	17	7
Feb 28, 1987	F4	35 mi	1,230 yd	350	6
Dec 16, 2019	EF3	61.2 mi	350 yd	2	0
Nov 18, 1957	F3	9 mi	77 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF2	59.9 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF2	43.1 mi	1,800 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 2022	EF2	19.5 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	14.3 mi	300 yd	2	0
Mar 12, 1986	F2	14 mi	120 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	13 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 8, 1969	F2	10.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2008	EF2	8.3 mi	350 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 26, 2025	EF1	8.7 mi	200 yd
Apr 6, 2025	EF1	1 mi	150 yd
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	13 mi	300 yd
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	13.3 mi	400 yd
Feb 12, 2025	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	11.8 mi	500 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	0.4 mi	80 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	8.7 mi	450 yd
Dec 9, 2023	EF1	27.2 mi	350 yd
Jun 18, 2023	EF1	2 mi	250 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF2	19.5 mi	1,000 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF2	43.1 mi	1,800 yd

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Lauderdale County, MS67 Jasper County, MS61 Choctaw County, AL30 Wayne County, MS40 Newton County, MS60 Jones County, MS85 Smith County, MS95 Sumter County, AL32

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clarke County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Clarke County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 122-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clarke County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 55). 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).