Forrest County tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Forrest County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 19, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 160 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

5killed · 160 injured

53.8 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F122

(E)F27

(E)F33

(E)F42

(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
Apr 19, 2020	EF4	53.8 mi	2,275 yd	1	1
Feb 10, 2013	EF4	21.6 mi	1,320 yd	71	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF3	31.1 mi	900 yd	57	4
May 7, 1982	F3	13 mi	100 yd	1	0
Nov 15, 2006	F3	13 mi	500 yd	6	0
Dec 25, 2012	EF2	28.6 mi	300 yd	4	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	11.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2025	EF2	6.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 7, 1975	F2	5.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 2022	EF2	1.9 mi	125 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1977	F2	0.1 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1977	F2	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 6, 2025	EF2	6.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 2024	EF0	0.6 mi	60 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 2022	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 2022	EF2	1.9 mi	125 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 2022	EF1	3.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF0	7.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	11.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF4	53.8 mi	2,275 yd	1	1
Jul 14, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2017	EF1	1.3 mi	160 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF3	31.1 mi	900 yd	57	4
Jan 2, 2017	EF1	8.4 mi	225 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jan 21, 2017, EF3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Lamar County, MS52 Perry County, MS21 Stone County, MS22 Jones County, MS85 Marion County, MS53 Pearl River County, MS57 Covington County, MS53 Greene County, MS27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Forrest County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Forrest County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 19, 2020, with a 53.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Forrest County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (10 of 47). 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).