Scott County tornado history

69 tornadoes touched Scott County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 3, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 74 and injured 719 people.

69tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

74killed · 719 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)F014

(E)F136

(E)F211

(E)F35

(E)F42

(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
Nov 21, 1992	F4	128 mi	880 yd	122	12
Dec 2, 1967	F4	7.6 mi	300 yd	10	2
Feb 26, 1958	F3	71 mi	60 yd	34	1
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	29.7 mi	400 yd	10	1
Apr 18, 1966	F3	23.8 mi	10 yd	5	0
Oct 17, 2012	EF3	7.6 mi	880 yd	1	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	4.3 mi	150 yd	3	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	59.3 mi	50 yd	7	0
Mar 27, 1950	F2	31.9 mi	50 yd	6	0
Jan 21, 1959	F2	23.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2005	F2	13.5 mi	500 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	37.5 mi	880 yd
Jun 18, 2023	EF1	6.5 mi	350 yd
Jun 18, 2023	EF1	5.5 mi	450 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF1	5.2 mi	400 yd
Dec 14, 2022	EF1	0.8 mi	200 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	9.7 mi	670 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	2.3 mi	200 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	7.6 mi	100 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	4.7 mi	300 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	2.1 mi	100 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	1.6 mi	100 yd
Jan 11, 2020	EF0	3 mi	250 yd

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

Nearby counties

Leake County, MS74 Newton County, MS60 Rankin County, MS116 Smith County, MS95 Madison County, MS77 Neshoba County, MS62 Jasper County, MS61 Simpson County, MS77

Questions

How many tornadoes has Scott County, Mississippi had?

69 tornadoes touched Scott County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Scott 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 Scott County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (23 of 69). 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).