Lauderdale County tornado history

67 tornadoes touched Lauderdale County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 117 people.

67tornadoes since 1950
EF4strongest rating
10killed · 117 injured
122 milongest path · 2011
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F022
(E)F130
(E)F212
(E)F31
(E)F42
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 27, 2011EF4122 mi1,050 yd177
Mar 12, 1986F423 mi440 yd80
Mar 10, 1992F320 mi1,760 yd573
Feb 5, 2020EF259.9 mi1,320 yd00
Apr 13, 2022EF243.1 mi1,800 yd00
Dec 14, 2022EF225 mi600 yd00
Apr 24, 2010EF222.9 mi1,056 yd00
Feb 2, 2016EF221.2 mi880 yd00
Mar 12, 1986F214 mi120 yd00
Dec 16, 2000F212 mi440 yd170
Apr 14, 2018EF28.5 mi780 yd20
Jan 21, 2017EF27.3 mi550 yd10

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 26, 2025EF18.7 mi200 yd00
Apr 6, 2025EF25.3 mi800 yd00
Mar 15, 2025EF113.3 mi400 yd00
Feb 15, 2025EF116.7 mi720 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF19 mi630 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF19.9 mi700 yd00
Dec 14, 2022EF225 mi600 yd00
Dec 14, 2022EF18.1 mi300 yd00
Apr 13, 2022EF243.1 mi1,800 yd00
Apr 5, 2022EF02.5 mi25 yd00
Mar 30, 2022EF13.7 mi50 yd00
Mar 30, 2022EF16.8 mi200 yd00

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Kemper County, MS41Clarke County, MS55Newton County, MS60Sumter County, AL32Neshoba County, MS62Choctaw County, AL30Jasper County, MS61Noxubee County, MS53

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lauderdale County, Mississippi had?

67 tornadoes touched Lauderdale County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lauderdale County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 122-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lauderdale County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 67). 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).