Lamar County tornado history

52 tornadoes touched Lamar County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 19, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 167 people.

52tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

6killed · 167 injured

53.8 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F119

(E)F210

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

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Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 19, 2020	EF4	53.8 mi	2,275 yd	1	1
Feb 10, 2013	EF4	21.6 mi	1,320 yd	71	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF3	31.1 mi	900 yd	57	4
Nov 15, 2006	F3	13 mi	500 yd	6	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF3	5.8 mi	560 yd	0	0
Feb 23, 2016	EF2	5.6 mi	100 yd	0	1
Feb 20, 1954	F2	37.1 mi	200 yd	10	0
Feb 26, 1958	F2	23.1 mi	50 yd	9	0
Feb 10, 2013	EF2	18.1 mi	400 yd	3	0
Mar 31, 2025	EF2	7.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2016	EF2	6.5 mi	530 yd	0	0
Jan 7, 2005	F2	3 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2025	EF2	7.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 24, 2022	EF0	—	25 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	1.9 mi	425 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF0	7.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF0	1.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF4	53.8 mi	2,275 yd	1	1
Dec 16, 2019	EF3	5.8 mi	560 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2018	EF1	6.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2017	EF1	1.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2017	EF0	1.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF3	31.1 mi	900 yd	57	4
Jan 2, 2017	EF1	8.4 mi	225 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jan 21, 2017, EF3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Forrest County, MS47 Marion County, MS53 Pearl River County, MS57 Covington County, MS53 Perry County, MS21 Jefferson Davis County, MS50 Jones County, MS85 Walthall County, MS35

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lamar County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lamar County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 19, 2020, with a 53.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lamar County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (11 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).