Neshoba County tornado history

62 tornadoes touched Neshoba County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 3, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 76 and injured 713 people.

62tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

76killed · 713 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)F09

(E)F133

(E)F29

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F52

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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 27, 2011	EF5	28.3 mi	900 yd	6	3
Apr 28, 2014	EF4	33.4 mi	1,320 yd	84	10
Apr 2, 1982	F3	42 mi	400 yd	40	3
Feb 18, 1976	F3	27.3 mi	200 yd	27	1
Nov 24, 2004	F3	21 mi	600 yd	2	1
Apr 15, 2011	EF3	48.5 mi	1,760 yd	5	0
Apr 4, 1977	F3	11.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1976	F2	19.8 mi	250 yd	0	0
Feb 20, 1954	F2	19.2 mi	100 yd	10	0
Feb 11, 1965	F2	11.9 mi	220 yd	0	0
Jan 18, 1973	F2	7.6 mi	400 yd	8	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 25, 2022	EF0	2.3 mi	100 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	10.5 mi	400 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	24.7 mi	1,500 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	9.9 mi	1,600 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	6 mi	350 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	0.6 mi	75 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	8.8 mi	1,400 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	1.7 mi	180 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	1.9 mi	250 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF0	10.9 mi	1,000 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	2 mi	1 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	3.1 mi	700 yd

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

Nearby counties

Winston County, MS36 Leake County, MS74 Newton County, MS60 Kemper County, MS41 Scott County, MS69 Attala County, MS52 Lauderdale County, MS67 Noxubee County, MS53

Questions

How many tornadoes has Neshoba County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (23 of 62). 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).