Leake County tornado history

74 tornadoes touched Leake County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 3, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 74 and injured 726 people.

74tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

74killed · 726 injured

202.5 milongest path · 1966

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F145

(E)F29

(E)F38

(E)F41

(E)F51

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
Mar 3, 1966	F5	202.5 mi	900 yd	518	58
Apr 28, 2014	EF4	33.4 mi	1,320 yd	84	10
Apr 2, 1982	F3	42 mi	400 yd	40	3
Feb 26, 1958	F3	71 mi	60 yd	34	1
Feb 18, 1976	F3	27.3 mi	200 yd	27	1
May 9, 1971	F3	1 mi	10 yd	3	1
Dec 2, 1967	F3	82.3 mi	50 yd	3	0
Jan 21, 1959	F3	26.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 23, 1977	F3	11.4 mi	177 yd	1	0
Nov 29, 2010	EF3	9.6 mi	400 yd	6	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	59.3 mi	50 yd	7	0
Nov 19, 1988	F2	12 mi	90 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	37.5 mi	880 yd
Nov 20, 2023	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd
May 25, 2022	EF0	2.5 mi	150 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	10.5 mi	400 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	10.7 mi	1,200 yd
May 4, 2021	EF1	15 mi	1,050 yd
May 2, 2021	EF0	2.9 mi	50 yd
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	9.1 mi	250 yd
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	4.9 mi	150 yd
Dec 29, 2019	EF1	7.3 mi	400 yd
Apr 25, 2019	EF0	1.4 mi	25 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	11.3 mi	1,320 yd

Deadliest: Mar 3, 1966, F5, 58 killed.

Nearby counties

Attala County, MS52 Neshoba County, MS62 Scott County, MS69 Madison County, MS77 Newton County, MS60 Winston County, MS36 Holmes County, MS52 Rankin County, MS116

Questions

How many tornadoes has Leake County, Mississippi had?

74 tornadoes touched Leake County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Leake County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Mar 3, 1966, with a 202.5-mile path and 58 deaths.

When is tornado season in Leake County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (27 of 74). 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).