Marion County tornado history

53 tornadoes touched Marion County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 15, 2025). Tornadoes here killed 16 and injured 91 people.

53tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

16killed · 91 injured

67.2 milongest path · 2025

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F120

(E)F214

(E)F33

(E)F43

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 15, 2025	EF4	67.2 mi	1,400 yd	6	6
Apr 12, 2020	EF4	22.1 mi	1,936 yd	3	4
Apr 19, 2020	EF4	53.8 mi	2,275 yd	1	1
Dec 23, 2014	EF3	12.5 mi	880 yd	50	3
Mar 15, 2025	EF3	26.1 mi	880 yd	2	1
Dec 10, 1971	F3	19.1 mi	133 yd	5	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	18.2 mi	1,160 yd	1	1
Nov 18, 1957	F2	25.3 mi	77 yd	2	0
Apr 11, 1995	F2	23 mi	500 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 2006	F2	22.2 mi	440 yd	1	0
Feb 10, 2013	EF2	18.1 mi	400 yd	3	0
Feb 20, 1961	F2	17 mi	73 yd	8	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2025	EF2	7.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF4	67.2 mi	1,400 yd	6	6
Mar 15, 2025	EF3	26.1 mi	880 yd	2	1
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	18.2 mi	1,160 yd	1	1
Feb 12, 2025	EF0	1.9 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 19, 2023	EF0	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 30, 2022	EF2	6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 29, 2022	EF0	3.4 mi	70 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 2021	EF1	7.6 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2020	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF0	6.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF4	53.8 mi	2,275 yd	1	1

Deadliest: Mar 15, 2025, EF4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Walthall County, MS35 Lamar County, MS52 Jefferson Davis County, MS50 Lawrence County, MS35 Washington Parish, LA39 Covington County, MS53 Forrest County, MS47 Pike County, MS34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marion County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Marion County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Mar 15, 2025, with a 67.2-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Marion County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (9 of 53). 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).