Wayne County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Wayne County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Feb 28, 1987). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 412 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

10killed · 412 injured

61.2 milongest path · 2019

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F118

(E)F28

(E)F37

(E)F41

(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 28, 1987	F4	35 mi	1,230 yd	350	6
Feb 26, 1958	F3	29.1 mi	100 yd	20	4
Dec 16, 2019	EF3	61.2 mi	350 yd	2	0
Feb 12, 2025	EF3	27.5 mi	910 yd	2	0
Jan 9, 1972	F3	23.6 mi	300 yd	12	0
Nov 15, 2006	F3	15.9 mi	850 yd	1	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	10.5 mi	880 yd	15	0
Nov 4, 1988	F3	8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF2	36.6 mi	500 yd	2	0
Feb 19, 1996	F2	18 mi	400 yd	4	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF2	13.1 mi	325 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1957	F2	10 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 4, 2025	EF2	4 mi	150 yd	4
Feb 12, 2025	EF3	27.5 mi	910 yd	2
Dec 28, 2024	EF2	6.5 mi	550 yd	0
Dec 27, 2024	EF1	13 mi	330 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF2	2.2 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	2.6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	1.9 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF2	13.1 mi	325 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 28, 1987, F4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Clarke County, MS55 Jones County, MS85 Greene County, MS27 Washington County, AL33 Choctaw County, AL30 Jasper County, MS61 Perry County, MS21 Forrest County, MS47

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wayne County, Mississippi had?

40 tornadoes touched Wayne County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Wayne County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Feb 28, 1987, with a 35-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wayne County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (10 of 40). 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).