Winston County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Winston County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 17 and injured 110 people.

36tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

17killed · 110 injured

51 milongest path · 2002

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F122

(E)F25

(E)F31

(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
Apr 27, 2011	EF5	28.3 mi	900 yd	6	3
Apr 28, 2014	EF4	33.4 mi	1,320 yd	84	10
Feb 23, 1977	F4	15 mi	350 yd	5	2
Nov 24, 2004	F3	21 mi	600 yd	2	1
Apr 4, 1957	F2	40.7 mi	200 yd	4	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF2	8.8 mi	830 yd	0	0
Jan 18, 1973	F2	7.6 mi	400 yd	8	0
May 1, 1985	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1995	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 2002	F1	51 mi	400 yd	0	1
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	24.7 mi	1,500 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 2002	F1	15 mi	500 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jan 5, 2025	EF1	4.3 mi	250 yd
Nov 29, 2022	EF1	5.1 mi	300 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	24.7 mi	1,500 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	5.8 mi	700 yd
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	10.7 mi	150 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	1.3 mi	100 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF0	9.3 mi	1,000 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF0	6.1 mi	800 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	2.9 mi	100 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 18, 2019	EF1	6.7 mi	700 yd
Apr 13, 2019	EF2	8.8 mi	830 yd

Deadliest: Apr 28, 2014, EF4, 10 killed.

Nearby counties

Choctaw County, MS23 Neshoba County, MS62 Oktibbeha County, MS33 Noxubee County, MS53 Attala County, MS52 Kemper County, MS41 Leake County, MS74 Webster County, MS17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Winston County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Winston County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 28.3-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Winston County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (19 of 36). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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