Lincoln County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jan 10, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 242 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

9killed · 242 injured

112.8 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F125

(E)F212

(E)F34

(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
Jan 10, 1975	F4	56.5 mi	200 yd	210	9
Dec 16, 2019	EF3	30.3 mi	880 yd	3	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF3	26 mi	1,500 yd	4	0
Dec 2, 1967	F3	11.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1972	F3	9.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1955	F2	112.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 1978	F2	34.6 mi	100 yd	2	0
Apr 12, 1986	F2	21.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F2	20 mi	150 yd	2	0
Apr 12, 1971	F2	16.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 21, 1992	F2	16 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2003	F2	11 mi	1,230 yd	6	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 28, 2024	EF3	26 mi	1,500 yd	4
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	9.9 mi	400 yd	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF0	2.7 mi	315 yd	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	6.8 mi	300 yd	0
Nov 20, 2023	EF1	9 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 16, 2023	EF1	1.1 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 30, 2022	EF1	8.9 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 26, 2022	EF1	2.3 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 9, 2021	EF1	4.4 mi	530 yd	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF1	6.2 mi	120 yd	0
Dec 23, 2020	EF0	1.7 mi	200 yd	0
Dec 23, 2020	EF0	3.4 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 10, 1975, F4, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Lawrence County, MS35 Copiah County, MS61 Pike County, MS34 Franklin County, MS21 Amite County, MS38 Walthall County, MS35 Jefferson Davis County, MS50 Jefferson County, MS28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lincoln County, Mississippi had?

61 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lincoln County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jan 10, 1975, with a 56.5-mile path and 9 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lincoln County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 61). 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).