Sunflower County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Sunflower County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Feb 21, 1971). Tornadoes here killed 51 and injured 527 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

51killed · 527 injured

124.9 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F111

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 21, 1971	F5	109.2 mi	500 yd	510	47
Feb 21, 1971	F3	8.6 mi	10 yd	0	3
Nov 19, 1988	F3	4 mi	100 yd	3	0
Apr 3, 1956	F2	124.9 mi	10 yd	6	0
Sep 24, 2005	F2	18 mi	800 yd	3	0
Jan 21, 1999	F2	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1964	F2	11.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF2	11.8 mi	440 yd	3	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	5.5 mi	1,700 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	5.4 mi	850 yd	0	0
Nov 26, 1988	F2	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 18, 1983	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	5.5 mi	1,700 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	5.4 mi	850 yd	0	0
May 29, 2015	EF0	—	10 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 2011	EF1	10.2 mi	800 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 2011	EF1	1.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF2	11.8 mi	440 yd	3	0
Oct 22, 2007	EF1	3.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2007	EF1	12 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2006	F0	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 24, 2005	F1	3.5 mi	100 yd	2	1
Sep 24, 2005	F2	18 mi	800 yd	3	0

Deadliest: Feb 21, 1971, F5, 47 killed.

Nearby counties

Leflore County, MS44 Bolivar County, MS57 Washington County, MS32 Humphreys County, MS37 Tallahatchie County, MS23 Desha County, AR27 Carroll County, MS27 Coahoma County, MS27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sunflower County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Sunflower County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Feb 21, 1971, with a 109.2-mile path and 47 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sunflower County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (8 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).