Warren County tornado history

67 tornadoes touched Warren County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Dec 5, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 61 and injured 620 people.

67tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

61killed · 620 injured

149 milongest path · 2010

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F132

(E)F213

(E)F32

(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
Dec 5, 1953	F5	9 mi	500 yd	270	38
Feb 21, 1971	F4	65.2 mi	10 yd	182	13
Apr 24, 2010	EF4	149 mi	3,080 yd	146	10
Dec 2, 1967	F3	82.3 mi	50 yd	3	0
Oct 15, 1957	F3	17.5 mi	77 yd	0	0
Dec 7, 2004	F2	26 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1996	F2	21 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF2	20.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF2	19.9 mi	880 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	17.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2012	EF2	9.2 mi	880 yd	0	0
Nov 26, 1988	F2	9 mi	600 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	4.5 mi	500 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF0	4.1 mi	250 yd
Apr 9, 2024	EF0	2.1 mi	150 yd
Jun 16, 2023	EF1	8.5 mi	900 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	1.3 mi	200 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	17.3 mi	300 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	6 mi	100 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	6.6 mi	100 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	14.8 mi	350 yd
May 4, 2021	EF1	17.7 mi	600 yd

Deadliest: Dec 5, 1953, F5, 38 killed.

Nearby counties

Madison Parish, LA64 Hinds County, MS125 Claiborne County, MS43 Issaquena County, MS24 East Carroll Parish, LA33 Sharkey County, MS43 Tensas Parish, LA29 Yazoo County, MS68

Questions

How many tornadoes has Warren County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Warren County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Dec 5, 1953, with a 9-mile path and 38 deaths.

When is tornado season in Warren County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (17 of 67). 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).