Tallahatchie County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Tallahatchie County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Feb 21, 1971). Tornadoes here killed 74 and injured 933 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

74killed · 933 injured

202.1 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F02

(E)F110

(E)F28

(E)F32

(E)F41

(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
Feb 21, 1971	F4	202.1 mi	100 yd	795	58
Apr 21, 1984	F3	71 mi	10 yd	76	15
Nov 20, 1973	F3	11.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 1968	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	5	1
Apr 21, 1984	F2	36 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 1988	F2	18 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1980	F2	4.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1975	F2	1 mi	50 yd	5	0
Mar 12, 1975	F2	1 mi	100 yd	7	0
May 18, 1983	F2	0.7 mi	77 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	42	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	27.7 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	7.2 mi	700 yd	0
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	14.4 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF0	2.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	27.7 mi	50 yd	0
May 10, 2008	EF1	8.7 mi	100 yd	2
Jun 3, 2004	F0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 24, 1992	F1	2 mi	400 yd	0
Dec 27, 1988	F2	18 mi	73 yd	0
Dec 27, 1988	F1	7 mi	70 yd	0
Dec 27, 1988	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 17, 1988	F1	7 mi	73 yd	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	1.2 mi	100 yd	1

Deadliest: Feb 21, 1971, F4, 58 killed.

Nearby counties

Quitman County, MS12 Grenada County, MS23 Yalobusha County, MS13 Leflore County, MS44 Panola County, MS26 Coahoma County, MS27 Sunflower County, MS34 Carroll County, MS27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tallahatchie County, Mississippi had?

23 tornadoes touched Tallahatchie County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Tallahatchie County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Feb 21, 1971, with a 202.1-mile path and 58 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tallahatchie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 23). 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).