Hinds County tornado history

125 tornadoes touched Hinds County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.6 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 3, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 67 and injured 673 people.

125tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

67killed · 673 injured

202.5 milongest path · 1966

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

By rating

(E)F030

(E)F168

(E)F220

(E)F36

(E)F40

(E)F51

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
Mar 3, 1966	F5	202.5 mi	900 yd	518	58
Feb 26, 1958	F3	69.7 mi	60 yd	26	8
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	29.7 mi	400 yd	10	1
Jan 28, 1974	F3	31.4 mi	100 yd	5	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF3	16.5 mi	528 yd	10	0
Mar 4, 1989	F3	11 mi	350 yd	5	0
Apr 17, 1978	F3	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1953	F2	96.7 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	59.3 mi	50 yd	7	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	31.9 mi	50 yd	6	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF2	26.2 mi	800 yd	0	0
Dec 7, 2004	F2	26 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Nov 25, 2025	EF0	1.8 mi	100 yd
Feb 15, 2025	EF0	2.6 mi	50 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF0	4.1 mi	250 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	9.4 mi	350 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	23.6 mi	570 yd
Nov 19, 2024	EF1	1.1 mi	50 yd
May 9, 2024	EF0	4.9 mi	105 yd
Apr 9, 2024	EF1	8.2 mi	175 yd
Mar 25, 2024	EF1	8.8 mi	880 yd
Jun 16, 2023	EF1	6.5 mi	800 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF0	0.8 mi	70 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	6 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Mar 3, 1966, F5, 58 killed.

Nearby counties

Warren County, MS67 Copiah County, MS61 Rankin County, MS116 Claiborne County, MS43 Yazoo County, MS68 Madison County, MS77 Simpson County, MS77 Madison Parish, LA64

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hinds County, Mississippi had?

125 tornadoes touched Hinds County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hinds County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Mar 3, 1966, with a 202.5-mile path and 58 deaths.

When is tornado season in Hinds County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (30 of 125). 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).