Prentiss County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Prentiss County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Sep 29, 1972). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 51 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 51 injured

45.5 milongest path · 1972

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F113

(E)F24

(E)F36

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 29, 1972	F3	45.5 mi	880 yd	4	0
Jan 21, 1959	F3	33.8 mi	10 yd	1	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	31 mi	440 yd	32	0
Mar 23, 1975	F3	17.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1965	F3	14.7 mi	400 yd	10	0
Nov 4, 1988	F3	12 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 1953	F2	3.3 mi	10 yd	0	1
Dec 21, 1967	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	1
Nov 18, 1957	F2	17.9 mi	50 yd	2	0
Dec 15, 1987	F2	8 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 2, 2008	EF1	13.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	8.2 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 11, 2021	EF1	4.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	7.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	8.2 mi	150 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	5.7 mi	120 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 31, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 22, 2017	EF1	6.5 mi	200 yd	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF1	3.9 mi	80 yd	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	31 mi	440 yd	32
May 2, 2008	EF1	13.8 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 8, 2000	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 22, 1999	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 14, 1953, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Tishomingo County, MS28 Alcorn County, MS23 Lee County, MS41 Tippah County, MS25 Itawamba County, MS21 Union County, MS27 McNairy County, TN21 Pontotoc County, MS27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Prentiss County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Prentiss County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Sep 29, 1972, with a 45.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Prentiss County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (6 of 29). 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).