Jefferson County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Jefferson County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jan 23, 1969). Tornadoes here killed 32 and injured 242 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

32killed · 242 injured

117.8 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F117

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F41

(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
Jan 23, 1969	F4	117.8 mi	200 yd	241	32
Mar 30, 1976	F3	31.7 mi	1,583 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2004	F3	18 mi	600 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1953	F2	96.7 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 2005	F2	10 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 10, 2006	F2	7 mi	440 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 2005	F2	5 mi	800 yd	1	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF1	14.4 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 2, 2021	EF1	14 mi	650 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	11.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Dec 9, 2008	EF1	10.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	9.3 mi	750 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	9.3 mi	750 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	11.1 mi	400 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF1	4.5 mi	300 yd
May 2, 2021	EF1	14 mi	650 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	8.4 mi	1,100 yd
Apr 30, 2017	EF1	14.4 mi	440 yd
Jan 2, 2017	EF0	3.9 mi	250 yd
Mar 21, 2012	EF1	2.7 mi	176 yd
Dec 9, 2008	EF1	10.6 mi	500 yd
Jan 8, 2008	EF0	4.9 mi	50 yd
May 10, 2006	F2	7 mi	440 yd
Sep 25, 2005	F2	10 mi	600 yd

Deadliest: Jan 23, 1969, F4, 32 killed.

Nearby counties

Claiborne County, MS43 Franklin County, MS21 Adams County, MS20 Tensas Parish, LA29 Copiah County, MS61 Lincoln County, MS61 Concordia Parish, LA38 Amite County, MS38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jefferson County, Mississippi had?

28 tornadoes touched Jefferson County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jefferson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jan 23, 1969, with a 117.8-mile path and 32 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jefferson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 28). 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).