Panola County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Panola County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Dec 23, 2015). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 69 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

5killed · 69 injured

61.6 milongest path · 2015

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F113

(E)F27

(E)F31

(E)F40

(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
Dec 23, 2015	EF3	61.6 mi	800 yd	28	2
Nov 24, 2001	F2	43.5 mi	300 yd	33	3
Jun 22, 1955	F2	34.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 12, 1978	F2	33.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1964	F2	17.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1975	F2	2.5 mi	70 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2013	EF2	0.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1976	F2	0.1 mi	300 yd	2	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	16.2 mi	200 yd	1	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	8.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 21, 2013	EF1	6.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	6.2 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	8.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	6.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	3.9 mi	125 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	16.2 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	5.7 mi	150 yd	1	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF0	7.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF3	61.6 mi	800 yd	28	2
Dec 21, 2013	EF1	6.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2013	EF2	0.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	1.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 2, 2010	EF1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2008	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Nov 24, 2001, F2, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Tate County, MS16 Quitman County, MS12 Lafayette County, MS26 Yalobusha County, MS13 Tunica County, MS13 Tallahatchie County, MS23 DeSoto County, MS31 Coahoma County, MS27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Panola County, Mississippi had?

26 tornadoes touched Panola County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Panola County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Dec 23, 2015, with a 61.6-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Panola County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 26). 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).