Lowndes County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Lowndes County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Feb 23, 2019). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 112 people.

51tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

4killed · 112 injured

51 milongest path · 2002

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F123

(E)F216

(E)F34

(E)F40

(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
Feb 23, 2019	EF3	9.7 mi	440 yd	11	1
Nov 10, 2002	F3	29.2 mi	440 yd	55	0
Jan 10, 2008	EF3	13.3 mi	2,500 yd	11	0
Mar 31, 1962	F3	3 mi	880 yd	1	0
Nov 17, 1957	F2	14.8 mi	70 yd	2	2
Apr 4, 1957	F2	40.7 mi	200 yd	4	0
Apr 20, 1995	F2	32 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1980	F2	17.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jan 20, 1954	F2	17.3 mi	27 yd	2	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF2	14.3 mi	500 yd	5	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF2	10.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 29, 2022	EF2	8.4 mi	1,100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2025	EF0	0.7 mi	60 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2025	EF1	5.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2024	EF1	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2024	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd	0	0
Nov 29, 2022	EF2	8.4 mi	1,100 yd	0	0
Nov 29, 2022	EF1	2.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	9.3 mi	450 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	7.5 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	3.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 23, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 23, 2019	EF3	9.7 mi	440 yd	11	1
Nov 6, 2018	EF0	6.6 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Nov 17, 1957, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Pickens County, AL56 Clay County, MS19 Oktibbeha County, MS33 Noxubee County, MS53 Monroe County, MS48 Lamar County, AL42 Fayette County, AL53 Chickasaw County, MS30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lowndes County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lowndes County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Feb 23, 2019, with a 9.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lowndes County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (15 of 51). 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).