Rankin County tornado history

116 tornadoes touched Rankin County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.5 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 3, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 112 and injured 1,016 people.

116tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

112killed · 1,016 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)F034

(E)F152

(E)F221

(E)F35

(E)F43

(E)F51

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
Jan 23, 1969	F4	117.8 mi	200 yd	241	32
Nov 21, 1992	F4	128 mi	880 yd	122	12
Mar 29, 1976	F4	126.5 mi	880 yd	8	0
Feb 26, 1958	F3	69.7 mi	60 yd	26	8
Feb 26, 1958	F3	71 mi	60 yd	34	1
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	29.7 mi	400 yd	10	1
Apr 6, 2005	F3	15 mi	600 yd	6	0
Apr 24, 2003	F3	12 mi	600 yd	6	0
Apr 12, 1955	F2	112.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	59.3 mi	50 yd	7	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	31.9 mi	50 yd	6	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Oct 19, 2025	EF0	6.7 mi	75 yd
May 26, 2025	EF1	3.3 mi	70 yd
Jan 5, 2025	EF1	11.1 mi	150 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	37.5 mi	880 yd
Dec 9, 2023	EF0	13.9 mi	350 yd
Jun 18, 2023	EF1	2 mi	300 yd
Jun 18, 2023	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
Jun 18, 2023	EF2	6.1 mi	400 yd
Jun 18, 2023	EF0	0.9 mi	100 yd
Jun 18, 2023	EF1	5.5 mi	450 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF1	9 mi	1,000 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF0	3.8 mi	400 yd

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

Nearby counties

Simpson County, MS77 Madison County, MS77 Scott County, MS69 Hinds County, MS125 Smith County, MS95 Copiah County, MS61 Leake County, MS74 Yazoo County, MS68

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rankin County, Mississippi had?

116 tornadoes touched Rankin County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Rankin 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 Rankin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (32 of 116). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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