Pearl River County tornado history

57 tornadoes touched Pearl River County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Dec 25, 2012).

57tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

0killed · 45 injured

43.5 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F126

(E)F211

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 25, 2012	EF3	24.1 mi	175 yd	8
Nov 3, 1968	F2	43.5 mi	180 yd	3
Feb 26, 1958	F2	23.1 mi	50 yd	9
Feb 19, 1996	F2	23 mi	430 yd	10
Mar 27, 1976	F2	15 mi	440 yd	1
May 7, 1972	F2	4.3 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 3, 1964	F2	3.3 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 15, 1987	F2	3 mi	100 yd	2
Nov 3, 1968	F2	2 mi	50 yd	5
May 8, 1969	F2	2 mi	30 yd	0
May 19, 1980	F2	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 26, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	4

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 1, 2023	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF0	2 mi	75 yd
Oct 27, 2021	EF1	2.4 mi	125 yd
Apr 19, 2020	EF1	4.4 mi	75 yd
May 4, 2019	EF1	4.5 mi	200 yd
Nov 1, 2018	EF0	1.4 mi	65 yd
Apr 14, 2018	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Apr 14, 2018	EF0	4.6 mi	30 yd
Aug 30, 2017	EF1	4.6 mi	100 yd
Jan 2, 2017	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd
Feb 23, 2016	EF1	9.5 mi	150 yd
Feb 23, 2016	EF1	5.2 mi	200 yd

How many tornadoes has Pearl River County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pearl River County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Dec 25, 2012, with a 24.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pearl River County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 57). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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