Holmes County tornado history

52 tornadoes touched Holmes County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 24, 2023). Tornadoes here killed 45 and injured 518 people.

52tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

45killed · 518 injured

149 milongest path · 2010

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F114

(E)F212

(E)F35

(E)F43

(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
Mar 24, 2023	EF4	59.2 mi	1,320 yd	165	17
Feb 21, 1971	F4	65.2 mi	10 yd	182	13
Apr 24, 2010	EF4	149 mi	3,080 yd	146	10
Nov 7, 1957	F3	31.2 mi	300 yd	1	2
Dec 21, 1990	F3	20 mi	880 yd	15	1
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	23 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
May 2, 1997	F3	20 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 2008	EF3	9.7 mi	1,320 yd	3	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF2	23.4 mi	1,900 yd	0	1
Feb 16, 2001	F2	4 mi	500 yd	1	1
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	35.8 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Dec 9, 2008	EF2	28.6 mi	450 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	35.8 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2024	EF1	0.7 mi	85 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF4	59.2 mi	1,320 yd	165	17
Dec 14, 2022	EF0	5.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	11.5 mi	1,700 yd	1	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	7.4 mi	700 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	14.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF1	10.6 mi	450 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF2	6 mi	510 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF0	8.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF1	4.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 24, 2023, EF4, 17 killed.

Nearby counties

Carroll County, MS27 Humphreys County, MS37 Attala County, MS52 Yazoo County, MS68 Leflore County, MS44 Madison County, MS77 Montgomery County, MS26 Leake County, MS74

Questions

How many tornadoes has Holmes County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Holmes County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Mar 24, 2023, with a 59.2-mile path and 17 deaths.

When is tornado season in Holmes County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 52). 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).