Lafayette County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Lafayette County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Feb 21, 1971). Tornadoes here killed 74 and injured 899 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

74killed · 899 injured

202.1 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F18

(E)F27

(E)F36

(E)F41

(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
Feb 21, 1971	F4	202.1 mi	100 yd	795	58
Apr 21, 1984	F3	71 mi	10 yd	76	15
Jan 3, 2000	F3	43.2 mi	500 yd	0	0
Feb 22, 1975	F3	26.3 mi	200 yd	2	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	13.6 mi	440 yd	8	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF3	7.2 mi	1,000 yd	14	0
Mar 1, 1997	F3	5 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 2, 2010	EF2	1.4 mi	75 yd	0	1
Apr 5, 2025	EF2	39.7 mi	600 yd	1	0
May 10, 1970	F2	11.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1976	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 3, 1952	F2	0.3 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 5, 2025	EF2	39.7 mi	600 yd	1	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	3.9 mi	125 yd	0	0
Aug 28, 2020	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2018	EF1	0.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	13.6 mi	440 yd	8	0
May 2, 2010	EF2	1.4 mi	75 yd	0	1
Sep 2, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 8, 2008	EF0	2.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF1	6.9 mi	25 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF3	7.2 mi	1,000 yd	14	0
Jan 3, 2000	F3	43.2 mi	500 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Feb 21, 1971, F4, 58 killed.

Nearby counties

Yalobusha County, MS13 Pontotoc County, MS27 Panola County, MS26 Marshall County, MS24 Union County, MS27 Calhoun County, MS24 Tate County, MS16 Benton County, MS13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lafayette County, Mississippi had?

26 tornadoes touched Lafayette County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lafayette County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Feb 21, 1971, with a 202.1-mile path and 58 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lafayette County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 26). 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).