Union County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Union County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 24, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 111 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

9killed · 111 injured

52 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F02

(E)F110

(E)F29

(E)F36

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 24, 2001	F3	52 mi	1,000 yd	73	6
Jan 3, 2000	F3	43.2 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 1959	F3	33.8 mi	10 yd	1	0
Mar 1, 1997	F3	30 mi	400 yd	16	0
Feb 22, 1975	F3	26.3 mi	200 yd	2	0
Mar 17, 1965	F3	14.7 mi	400 yd	10	0
Feb 12, 1950	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	3
Apr 5, 2025	EF2	39.7 mi	600 yd	1	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	13.1 mi	750 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1975	F2	12.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 10, 1970	F2	11.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 21, 1958	F2	6.4 mi	100 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 5, 2025	EF2	39.7 mi	600 yd	1
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	4.1 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 15, 2024	EF1	0.8 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF2	13.1 mi	750 yd	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	0.7 mi	125 yd	1
Jan 3, 2023	EF1	1.9 mi	150 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF1	9.3 mi	300 yd	1
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	0.4 mi	25 yd	0
May 1, 2010	EF1	10.3 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 24, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 2, 2008	EF2	3.1 mi	440 yd	0
May 2, 2008	EF2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 24, 2001, F3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Pontotoc County, MS27 Tippah County, MS25 Lee County, MS41 Benton County, MS13 Prentiss County, MS29 Lafayette County, MS26 Marshall County, MS24 Alcorn County, MS23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Union County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Union County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Feb 24, 2001, with a 52-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Union County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (8 of 27). 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).