Yazoo County tornado history

68 tornadoes touched Yazoo County, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Feb 21, 1971). Tornadoes here killed 24 and injured 335 people.

68tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

24killed · 335 injured

149 milongest path · 2010

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F125

(E)F215

(E)F31

(E)F42

(E)F50

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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
Feb 21, 1971	F4	65.2 mi	10 yd	182	13
Apr 24, 2010	EF4	149 mi	3,080 yd	146	10
Dec 9, 1999	F3	6 mi	400 yd	1	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF2	23.4 mi	1,900 yd	0	1
Jan 22, 1953	F2	45.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Dec 9, 2008	EF2	28.6 mi	450 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF2	21.7 mi	1,700 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F2	21 mi	73 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF2	20.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF2	18.7 mi	900 yd	4	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	17.2 mi	900 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 1986	F2	14 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Oct 18, 2025	EF0	3 mi	50 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	1.2 mi	250 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	7.3 mi	800 yd
Apr 13, 2022	unrated	1.6 mi	50 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	16.6 mi	700 yd
Mar 22, 2022	unrated	0.7 mi	50 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	5.5 mi	600 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	1.4 mi	550 yd
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	6.5 mi	200 yd
May 4, 2021	EF0	9.2 mi	250 yd
May 2, 2021	EF1	30.1 mi	300 yd
May 2, 2021	EF0	8.2 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Feb 21, 1971, F4, 13 killed.

Nearby counties

Madison County, MS77 Humphreys County, MS37 Sharkey County, MS43 Holmes County, MS52 Hinds County, MS125 Issaquena County, MS24 Warren County, MS67 Rankin County, MS116

Questions

How many tornadoes has Yazoo County, Mississippi had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Yazoo County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Feb 21, 1971, with a 65.2-mile path and 13 deaths.

When is tornado season in Yazoo County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (15 of 68). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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