Pike County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Pike County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jan 10, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 15 and injured 229 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

15killed · 229 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)F011

(E)F113

(E)F27

(E)F31

(E)F42

(E)F50

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
Jan 10, 1975	F4	56.5 mi	200 yd	210	9
Mar 15, 2025	EF4	67.2 mi	1,400 yd	6	6
Dec 13, 1977	F3	20.4 mi	350 yd	2	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	20 mi	700 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2005	F2	16 mi	100 yd	2	0
Mar 31, 1981	F2	13.7 mi	127 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F2	8 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	6.8 mi	700 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1963	F2	3.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1992	F1	24 mi	880 yd	5	0
Nov 30, 2022	EF1	18.4 mi	250 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 15, 2025	EF4	67.2 mi	1,400 yd	6	6
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	8.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	6.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2024	EF1	15.6 mi	275 yd	0	0
Nov 30, 2022	EF1	18.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Nov 27, 2020	EF1	4.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	20 mi	700 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	6.8 mi	700 yd	0	0
May 9, 2019	EF1	3.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF1	7.5 mi	125 yd	0	0
Oct 22, 2017	EF0	3.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF1	7.5 mi	150 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jan 10, 1975, F4, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Walthall County, MS35 Amite County, MS38 Lincoln County, MS61 Washington Parish, LA39 St. Helena Parish, LA24 Lawrence County, MS35 Marion County, MS53 Franklin County, MS21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pike County, Mississippi had?

34 tornadoes touched Pike County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pike County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jan 10, 1975, with a 56.5-mile path and 9 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pike County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 34). 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).