Harrison County tornado history

90 tornadoes touched Harrison County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 30, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 84 people.

90tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

6killed · 84 injured

28.4 milongest path · 1958

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

By rating

(E)F043

(E)F130

(E)F212

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 30, 1967	F3	2 mi	400 yd	17	4
Apr 13, 1980	F3	15.9 mi	400 yd	25	0
May 16, 1980	F3	11.5 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 19, 1980	F3	10.6 mi	800 yd	4	0
Nov 3, 1968	F3	2 mi	123 yd	5	0
Apr 12, 1994	F2	2 mi	100 yd	16	2
Feb 26, 1958	F2	28.4 mi	30 yd	1	0
Apr 20, 1982	F2	18 mi	133 yd	0	0
May 19, 1980	F2	7.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 7, 1972	F2	7.6 mi	23 yd	1	0
Feb 1, 1970	F2	2 mi	10 yd	3	0
Nov 24, 2004	F2	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 10, 2024	EF0	4.9 mi	100 yd
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	1.5 mi	75 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF1	2.3 mi	100 yd
Oct 29, 2022	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd
Aug 30, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	150 yd
Aug 30, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd
Aug 30, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd
Aug 30, 2021	EF0	1 mi	200 yd
Aug 30, 2021	EF0	3.5 mi	125 yd
Aug 30, 2021	EF0	1.1 mi	150 yd
Aug 29, 2021	EF1	2.1 mi	150 yd
Aug 29, 2021	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Oct 30, 1967, F3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Hancock County, MS63 Stone County, MS22 Jackson County, MS87 St. Bernard Parish, LA16 Pearl River County, MS57 George County, MS24 St. Tammany Parish, LA75 Perry County, MS21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Harrison County, Mississippi had?

90 tornadoes touched Harrison County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Harrison County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 30, 1967, with a 2-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Harrison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (16 of 90). 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).