Noxubee County tornado history

53 tornadoes touched Noxubee County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 3, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 68 and injured 601 people.

53tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

68killed · 601 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)F04

(E)F129

(E)F213

(E)F34

(E)F40

(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 11, 2013	EF3	66.3 mi	1,320 yd	9	1
Nov 24, 2004	F3	21 mi	600 yd	2	1
Jun 28, 1957	F3	5.4 mi	50 yd	10	1
Jan 1, 2011	EF3	9.6 mi	1,330 yd	1	0
Nov 17, 1957	F2	14.8 mi	70 yd	2	2
Nov 22, 1992	F2	27 mi	880 yd	1	1
Apr 4, 1957	F2	40.7 mi	200 yd	4	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	35.2 mi	1,410 yd	0	0
Feb 2, 2016	EF2	18.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1992	F2	15 mi	440 yd	15	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 5, 2025	EF2	3.4 mi	500 yd	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	24.7 mi	1,500 yd	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	5.8 mi	700 yd	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	10.7 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	7.5 mi	1,000 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	11 mi	400 yd	2
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	11.6 mi	450 yd	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF1	6.6 mi	515 yd	0
Oct 28, 2020	EF1	5 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	8.5 mi	1,100 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	3.9 mi	375 yd	0
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	6.7 mi	700 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Kemper County, MS41 Lowndes County, MS51 Winston County, MS36 Oktibbeha County, MS33 Pickens County, AL56 Greene County, AL29 Clay County, MS19 Neshoba County, MS62

Questions

How many tornadoes has Noxubee County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Noxubee 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 Noxubee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 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).