Tunica County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Tunica County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Apr 28, 1962). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 12 people.

13tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 12 injured

34.6 milongest path · 1962

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F15

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: February.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 28, 1962	F2	34.6 mi	1,760 yd	6	1
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	22.7 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Feb 22, 1975	F2	5.2 mi	100 yd	3	0
May 14, 1983	F2	2 mi	30 yd	2	0
Dec 21, 2013	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd	1	0
Feb 17, 1986	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 1978	F1	1 mi	70 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 1986	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 23, 1985	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	27.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1994	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	22.7 mi	1,200 yd	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 21, 2013	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd	1
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	27.9 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 9, 1994	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 17, 1986	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 17, 1986	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 23, 1985	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 23, 1985	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 14, 1983	F2	2 mi	30 yd	2
Dec 3, 1978	F1	1 mi	70 yd	0
Feb 22, 1975	F2	5.2 mi	100 yd	3

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1962, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Tate County, MS16 Lee County, AR13 DeSoto County, MS31 Quitman County, MS12 Panola County, MS26 Phillips County, AR26 Coahoma County, MS27 St. Francis County, AR25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tunica County, Mississippi had?

13 tornadoes touched Tunica County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Tunica County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Apr 28, 1962, with a 34.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tunica County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in February (5 of 13). 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).