Lee County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Lee County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 29, 1963). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 169 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

11killed · 169 injured

52 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F113

(E)F28

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 29, 1963	F4	4.7 mi	1,000 yd	20	3
Feb 24, 2001	F3	52 mi	1,000 yd	73	6
Nov 19, 1988	F3	12.5 mi	120 yd	11	2
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	31 mi	440 yd	32	0
Mar 23, 1975	F3	17.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 8, 2008	EF3	7.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 13, 1976	F2	20.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	13.1 mi	750 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 2018	EF2	10.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF2	9.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1957	F2	9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF2	1.6 mi	750 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	4.4 mi	550 yd
Feb 15, 2025	EF1	16.6 mi	350 yd
Apr 1, 2023	EF2	1.6 mi	750 yd
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	2.1 mi	375 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	13.1 mi	750 yd
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	14.7 mi	250 yd
Jun 8, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 8, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 8, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
May 2, 2021	EF1	4.5 mi	150 yd
May 2, 2021	EF1	12.7 mi	400 yd
May 2, 2021	EF0	2 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Feb 24, 2001, F3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Itawamba County, MS21 Pontotoc County, MS27 Union County, MS27 Prentiss County, MS29 Chickasaw County, MS30 Monroe County, MS48 Tippah County, MS25 Tishomingo County, MS28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lee County, Mississippi had?

41 tornadoes touched Lee County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 29, 1963, with a 4.7-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 41). 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).