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Tornadoes in Mississippi

Mississippi has recorded 2,854 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, about 59.2 per year over the last 30 years. They killed 505 people and injured 6,760. April is the most active month.

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Tornadoes per year

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Mississippi tornadoes per year, 1996–2025
50s: 13550s13560s: 17760s17770s: 29670s29680s: 29080s29090s: 29890s29800s: 54100s54110s: 60110s60120s: 51620s516
Tornadoes per decade (the 2020s are partial)

When tornadoes happen in Mississippi

Jan: 210Jan210Feb: 256Feb256Mar: 385Mar385Apr: 614Apr614May: 258May258Jun: 134Jun134Jul: 46Jul46Aug: 102Aug102Sep: 136Sep136Oct: 128Oct128Nov: 298Nov298Dec: 287Dec287
Tornadoes by month, 1950–2025
EF0: 853EF0853EF1: 1,285EF11,285EF2: 507EF2507EF3: 160EF3160EF4: 31EF431EF5: 4EF54
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale; later tornadoes use the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. How the EF scale works.

Deadliest tornadoes in Mississippi

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
March 3, 1966F5—202.5 mi900 yd58518
February 21, 1971F4—202.1 mi100 yd58795
December 5, 1953F5Warren County9 mi500 yd38270
January 23, 1969F4Jefferson County117.8 mi200 yd32241
April 27, 2011EF5Itawamba County37.3 mi1,320 yd23137
March 24, 2023EF4Issaquena County59.2 mi1,320 yd17165
March 21, 1952F4—29.6 mi427 yd1674
April 21, 1984F3Leflore County71 mi10 yd1576
February 21, 1971F4Warren County65.2 mi10 yd13182
November 21, 1992F4Copiah County128 mi880 yd12122

Strongest tornadoes in Mississippi

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
March 3, 1966F5—202.5 mi900 yd58518
December 5, 1953F5Warren County9 mi500 yd38270
April 27, 2011EF5Itawamba County37.3 mi1,320 yd23137
April 27, 2011EF5Neshoba County28.3 mi900 yd36
February 21, 1971F4—202.1 mi100 yd58795
January 23, 1969F4Jefferson County117.8 mi200 yd32241
March 24, 2023EF4Issaquena County59.2 mi1,320 yd17165
March 21, 1952F4—29.6 mi427 yd1674
February 21, 1971F4Warren County65.2 mi10 yd13182
November 21, 1992F4Copiah County128 mi880 yd12122

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
November 25, 2025EF0Hinds County1.8 mi100 yd00
October 26, 2025EF0Jackson County1.4 mi200 yd00
October 26, 2025EF1Jackson County11.3 mi125 yd00
October 19, 2025EF0Rankin County6.7 mi75 yd00
October 18, 2025EF0Yazoo County3 mi50 yd00
July 3, 2025?Bolivar County0 mi20 yd00
June 7, 2025EF1Chickasaw County3.9 mi75 yd00
May 26, 2025EF1Clarke County8.7 mi200 yd00
May 26, 2025EF1Rankin County3.3 mi70 yd00
May 18, 2025EF1DeSoto County0.4 mi50 yd00

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Hinds County125372126436.8
Rankin County115384322580.6
Smith County94382798742.1
Harrison County90406097561
Jackson County86308077455
Jones County84313035971.2
Simpson County78342988115.4
Madison County78282941176.5
Leake County73324305317.3
Scott County68289195402.3
Yazoo County68191019522.8
Lauderdale County65239133522.7
Lincoln County61269607508.5
Copiah County61203333333.3
Hancock County61333312236.3
Neshoba County60272631578.9
Warren County60263837011.9
Newton County60268858131.5
Jasper County60229881656.8
Bolivar County57168335233.8

About this data

Tornado records come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database of confirmed tornadoes, 1950–2025. Tornadoes that crossed state lines are counted in the state where they began. Counts in the early decades are lower partly because many weak tornadoes went unreported before Doppler radar and storm spotter networks.