Jones County tornado history

85 tornadoes touched Jones County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 12, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 20 and injured 640 people.

85tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

20killed · 640 injured

83.2 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F133

(E)F222

(E)F310

(E)F42

(E)F50

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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
Apr 12, 2020	EF4	67.4 mi	3,960 yd	98	7
Feb 28, 1987	F4	35 mi	1,230 yd	350	6
Apr 21, 1951	F3	33.5 mi	10 yd	16	2
Apr 14, 1999	F3	25.5 mi	880 yd	33	1
May 27, 1973	F3	15 mi	400 yd	35	1
Apr 12, 2020	EF3	83.2 mi	2,041 yd	2	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF3	61.2 mi	350 yd	2	0
Jan 9, 1972	F3	23.6 mi	300 yd	12	0
Nov 15, 2006	F3	15.9 mi	850 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1974	F3	12 mi	100 yd	1	0
Dec 28, 1954	F3	11.5 mi	250 yd	25	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	10.5 mi	880 yd	15	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Apr 6, 2025	EF2	12.4 mi	200 yd	1
Apr 6, 2025	EF0	4.6 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	6.8 mi	580 yd	0
Dec 27, 2024	EF1	13 mi	330 yd	0
Apr 3, 2023	EF1	3.5 mi	220 yd	0
Jan 3, 2023	EF1	2.6 mi	365 yd	0
Dec 14, 2022	EF1	4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 17, 2022	EF1	2.9 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	14.6 mi	500 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	16.5 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	8.6 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	16.9 mi	2,640 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 12, 2020, EF4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Covington County, MS53 Jasper County, MS61 Wayne County, MS40 Forrest County, MS47 Perry County, MS21 Smith County, MS95 Lamar County, MS52 Jefferson Davis County, MS50

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jones County, Mississippi had?

85 tornadoes touched Jones County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jones County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 12, 2020, with a 67.4-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jones County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (21 of 85). 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).