George County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched George County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 27, 1976).

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 15 injured

25.5 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F114

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: January.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 27, 1976	F3	13.9 mi	300 yd	0
May 19, 1980	F3	4.3 mi	150 yd	0
Feb 12, 1971	F2	25.5 mi	10 yd	2
Feb 12, 1971	F2	9 mi	10 yd	1
May 2, 1967	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 7, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 25, 1997	F1	13 mi	300 yd	7
Jun 11, 2001	F1	10 mi	75 yd	2
Mar 31, 2020	EF1	8.2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 29, 1987	F1	3 mi	123 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 13, 1992	F1	2 mi	200 yd	2

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	0.9 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 9, 2024	EF1	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 8, 2024	EF0	2.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jan 8, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 24, 2020	EF1	1.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 24, 2020	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 24, 2020	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	1.4 mi	250 yd	1
Mar 31, 2020	EF1	8.2 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 19, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

How many tornadoes has George County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in George County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 27, 1976, with a 13.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in George County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (4 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).