38721 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in 38721 Zip Code is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 38721 Zip Code is much higher than Mississippi average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #343
| 38721 Zip Code | 0.01 |
| Mississippi | 0.05 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| 38721 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Mississippi | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #98
| 38721 Zip Code | 368.40 |
| Mississippi | 280.40 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 2,994 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 38721 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 2 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 14 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 233 | Hail: | 1,005 | Heat: | 21 | Heavy Snow: | 9 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 3 | Ice Storm: | 9 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 11 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,633 | Tropical Storm: | 2 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 11 | Winter Weather: | 6 |
| Other: | 35 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 38721 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near 38721 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Latitude | Longitude |
| 43.1 | 1967-06-04 | 3.8 | N/A | 33.6 | -90.9 |
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 147 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 38721 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 2.5 | 1958-04-24 | 2 | 32°57'N / 90°50'W | 32°58'N / 90°37'W | 12.60 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 3.5 | 1959-01-21 | 2 | 32°49'N / 90°56'W | 33°05'N / 90°29'W | 31.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 3.7 | 1958-04-24 | 2 | 32°53'N / 91°05'W | 33°11'N / 90°29'W | 40.40 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 5.6 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°46'N / 90°58'W | 33°06'N / 90°40'W | 28.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 14 | 192 | 0K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 5.7 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 33°01'N / 90°56'W | 33°06'N / 90°40'W | 16.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 5.8 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°56'N / 90°54'W | 33°06'N / 90°47'W | 13.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 9 | 123 | 25.0M | 0 | Sharkey |
| 7.3 | 2008-03-03 | 2 | 32°51'N / 90°47'W | 32°55'N / 90°42'W | 7.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2K | 400K | Sharkey |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This strong tornado touched down just north of Highway 16 and tracked northeast for nearly 7 miles through the Delta National Forest. Timber damage was significant as a few thousand trees were snapped and uprooted. At the end of the track, a hunting camp sustained minor damage. Maximum winds were estimated at 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong upper level system and evolving surface low moved across the region late on March 3rd. These features combined to bring a potent weather system to the area and a healthy round of severe thunderstorms from late afternoon through around midnight. It was a line of thunderstorms which brought most of the severe weather, but a few supercells did occur just ahead of the line. Ten tornadoes occurred, two of which were strong (EF-2), along with a good deal of wind damage as the line pushed east across Mississippi. | |||||||||||
| 7.9 | 1992-03-09 | 4 | 33°03'N / 90°53'W | 33°07'N / 90°46'W | 7.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 8.1 | 1992-03-09 | 4 | 33°07'N / 90°46'W | 33°05'N / 90°38'W | 4.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 10.5 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 33°06'N / 90°46'W | 33°11'N / 90°42'W | 7.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Washington |
| 10.8 | 1983-11-20 | 2 | 32°53'N / 90°53'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sharkey | |
| 11.4 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 33°00'N / 90°57'W | 33°01'N / 90°56'W | 2.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 11.4 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°05'N / 90°59'W | 33°12'N / 90°40'W | 20.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 12.3 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°52'N / 90°34'W | 32°57'N / 90°33'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Yazoo |
| 12.4 | 1953-12-03 | 3 | 32°48'N / 90°57'W | 32°55'N / 90°50'W | 10.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 12.4 | 1992-03-09 | 4 | 33°05'N / 90°38'W | 33°11'N / 90°36'W | 9.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 12.9 | 1974-04-22 | 2 | 33°10'N / 90°52'W | 33°11'N / 90°40'W | 11.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 13.2 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 33°06'N / 90°40'W | 33°08'N / 90°29'W | 11.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 15.1 | 1988-12-27 | 2 | 33°05'N / 90°37'W | 33°10'N / 90°28'W | 10.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 15.2 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 32°27'N / 91°09'W | 33°31'N / 90°52'W | 75.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 15.4 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°57'N / 90°33'W | 32°58'N / 90°25'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 15.7 | 1968-09-03 | 2 | 32°56'N / 90°32'W | 33°01'N / 90°25'W | 9.00 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 15.9 | 1953-02-20 | 2 | 33°02'N / 91°01'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |
| 16.7 | 1950-03-27 | 2 | 33°10'N / 90°33'W | 1 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Humphreys | |||
| 17.1 | 1974-04-22 | 2 | 33°11'N / 90°40'W | 33°12'N / 90°29'W | 10.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 17.2 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 33°11'N / 90°42'W | 33°16'N / 90°36'W | 8.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 2 | 27 | 2.5M | 0 | Humphreys |
| 17.7 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 33°06'N / 90°40'W | 33°17'N / 90°27'W | 17.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 30 | 411 | 0K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 18.1 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°59'N / 90°25'W | 32°59'N / 90°27'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Yazoo | ||
| 18.1 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°59'N / 90°27'W | 33°01'N / 90°25'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 18.6 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°44'N / 91°07'W | 32°56'N / 90°54'W | 18.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 18.9 | 1989-10-16 | 2 | 32°44'N / 90°33'W | 32°48'N / 90°34'W | 3.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Yazoo |
| 19.7 | 2010-11-29 | 2 | 32°43'N / 90°37'W | 32°49'N / 90°27'W | 12.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 700K | 0K | Yazoo |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Numerous trees and power poles were snapped and trees were uprooted. Several irrigation pumps were flipped over. Several homes received extensive roof and wall damage. A single wide mobile home was completely destroyed. The roof was torn off a metal frame building and two semi-trucks were flipped over. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the evening hours of November 29th and the overnight/early morning period of the 30th, the region was impacted by an outbreak of tornadoes. This outbreak brought 13 tornadoes to the forecast area. This occurred as potent storm system moved out of the Rockies and developed a strong area of low pressure across the Central Plains. This surface low caused a warm front to take shape and quickly lift northward across the forecast during the afternoon of the 29th. Warm and humid conditions pushed north, which led to unstable conditions over the region just ahead of the advancing strong cold front. The wind energy through the atmosphere was strong. The resulting wind shear (change in wind speed or direction with height) was strong and very favorable for rotating storms and supporting tornadoes. As the clash of systems occurred, a mix of supercell thunderstorms developed, along with a broken line of thunderstorms. A handful of these storms utilized the strong wind shear present and produced tornadoes. Overall, 13 tornadoes occurred with 5 being of the strong variety (EF2-EF3). The strongest tornado occurred over northwest Leake and southern Attala Counties. Here, an EF3 moved along a 10 mile path and destroyed numerous mobile homes, 6 people were injured. Four other strong tornadoes occurred and were all rated EF2. Two of these occurred in Yazoo County, one just southwest of Yazoo City and the other in Downtown Yazoo City. Numerous buildings were damaged along with many trees and power lines down. Another EF2 occurred in Starkville where it destroyed multiple mobile homes in town. Fifteen injuries occurred in this area. The final EF2 occurred in Smith County. This tornado had an 11 mile path which started just SW of Raleigh to 6 miles NE of Raleigh. One brick home sustained significant damage along with numerous other buildings and sheds damaged. This outbreak broke a streak of 3 years when no tornadoes occurred during the month of November across Mississippi. Additionally, the last Fall outbreak of tornadoes occurred on November 24, 2004. Historically, November marks the peak of our 2nd severe weather season and ranks 3rd as the most active month for tornadoes in Mississippi, just a few behind March. | |||||||||||
| 20.2 | 2001-11-24 | 3 | 33°14'N / 90°38'W | 33°17'N / 90°35'W | 5.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 5 | 4.0M | 0 | Humphreys |
| Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm moved across northern Humphreys County and produced a tornado three miles southwest of Isola. The tornado was rated as an F3 and had a width of about 400 yards as it travelled approximately 5 miles through the town of Isola. The tornado dissipated about one mile northeast of town. This tornado destroyed three houses, six businesses, and one church. Additionally, 20 houses, four businesses, and one church sustained major damage. Minor damage occurred to seven businesses. Several grain silos and a farm headquarters were destroyed southwest of Isola. Five people sustained minor injuries. | |||||||||||
| 20.3 | 1972-04-21 | 2 | 33°15'N / 90°35'W | 0.80 Mile | 83 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Humphreys | |
| 21.6 | 1953-12-03 | 3 | 32°44'N / 91°04'W | 32°48'N / 90°57'W | 8.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Issaquena |
| 21.9 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°39'N / 90°44'W | 32°42'N / 90°40'W | 4.00 Miles | 1100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 2.0M | Sharkey |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The path of the tornado clipped the far southeast corner of Sharkey County in the Delta National Forest. Considerable damage occurred to the timber along the path as it moved into western Yazoo County. The tornado reached EF2 intensity before moving into western Yazoo County with peak winds around 130 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
| 22.7 | 2010-04-24 | 4 | 32°42'N / 90°40'W | 32°57'N / 90°09'W | 35.00 Miles | 3080 Yards | 4 | 53 | 140.0M | 4.0M | Yazoo |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado moved out of extreme southeast Sharkey County and into west central Yazoo County and gained intensity as it tracked northeast. The tornado caused significant home damage northwest of Satartia, and again as it crossed Highway 3 near the Crupp Community. The tornado then moved through a rural area southwest of Yazoo City, causing major damage or destruction of a number of homes, as well as intense tree damage. As the tornado approached the intersection of US Highway 49 and Highway 16, on the south side of Yazoo City, it reached its widest point and maximum intensity. Here the rating peaked at EF4 with maximum winds around 170 mph. The tornado had a maximum width of 1.75 miles. Several buildings, including a church and several businesses, were totally destroyed. The tornado continued moving through residential areas on the southeast side of Yazoo City, heavily damaging or destroying numerous homes. The tornado continued northeast through rural northeastern Yazoo County before it tracked into Holmes County. A total of four fatalities occurred in Yazoo County. All of the fatalities were individuals who were in mobile homes. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
| 22.7 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°42'N / 91°01'W | 32°46'N / 90°58'W | 5.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 22.8 | 2005-09-24 | 2 | 33°08'N / 90°28'W | 33°21'N / 90°31'W | 13.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.0M | 500K | Humphreys |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado touched down 4 miles south-southeast of Belzoni on Gunn Bayou Road, in Humphreys county. As the tornado approached Highway 12 and the City of Belzoni, it grew larger and more intense. Before it reached Belzoni, numerous trees and power lines were taken down. The tornado was most intense within an area just east of Belzoni to about 4 miles north of Belzoni. Here the heaviest and most extensive damage occurred. Several homes were significantly damaged, a modular commercial building was totally destroyed, the Belzoni school bus barn was heavily damage, and a number of cars, school buses and farm vehicles had windows blown out. After the tornado moved through the Belzoni area, it continued to track to the north pass Jaketown, Sky Lake and then into Sunflower county. After entering Sunflower county, just east-southeast of Inverness, the tornado continued to the north-northwest for another 5 miles before dissipating. After passing the Jaketown Community, the tornado remained over rural areas and caused damage to some farm outbuildings as well as doing damage to dozens of trees and power lines. The total path length across Humphreys and Sunflower counties was 18 miles with a maximum width of 800 yards and a maximum intensity rated F2. | |||||||||||
| 23.3 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 33°02'N / 90°22'W | 33°04'N / 90°20'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Holmes |
| 23.4 | 2010-11-29 | 2 | 32°51'N / 90°25'W | 32°54'N / 90°19'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.3M | 0K | Yazoo |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This storm tracked through downtown Yazoo City. It damaged several buildings, most of which was roof damage however one building had some exterior walls destroyed. Numerous windows were blown out of downtown buildings and a large area of siding was torn from another building. The tornado knocked down trees and damaged the roof of the county courthouse. Damage in the downtown area was the strongest for this tornado and rated as EF2.The tornado weakened as it moved northeast for about a mile with only scattered tree damage occurring. As the tornado crossed Jerry Clower Blvd it strengthened and snapped a power pole and damaged the roof of a store. The tornado weakened again and downed scattered trees as it crossed Honeycutt Road and Graball Freerun Road. A roof was pealed off a home near Landers Road with additional trees down. The final damage was noted along Graball Freerun Road between Carson and Strickland Roads. Maximum winds were around 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the evening hours of November 29th and the overnight/early morning period of the 30th, the region was impacted by an outbreak of tornadoes. This outbreak brought 13 tornadoes to the forecast area. This occurred as potent storm system moved out of the Rockies and developed a strong area of low pressure across the Central Plains. This surface low caused a warm front to take shape and quickly lift northward across the forecast during the afternoon of the 29th. Warm and humid conditions pushed north, which led to unstable conditions over the region just ahead of the advancing strong cold front. The wind energy through the atmosphere was strong. The resulting wind shear (change in wind speed or direction with height) was strong and very favorable for rotating storms and supporting tornadoes. As the clash of systems occurred, a mix of supercell thunderstorms developed, along with a broken line of thunderstorms. A handful of these storms utilized the strong wind shear present and produced tornadoes. Overall, 13 tornadoes occurred with 5 being of the strong variety (EF2-EF3). The strongest tornado occurred over northwest Leake and southern Attala Counties. Here, an EF3 moved along a 10 mile path and destroyed numerous mobile homes, 6 people were injured. Four other strong tornadoes occurred and were all rated EF2. Two of these occurred in Yazoo County, one just southwest of Yazoo City and the other in Downtown Yazoo City. Numerous buildings were damaged along with many trees and power lines down. Another EF2 occurred in Starkville where it destroyed multiple mobile homes in town. Fifteen injuries occurred in this area. The final EF2 occurred in Smith County. This tornado had an 11 mile path which started just SW of Raleigh to 6 miles NE of Raleigh. One brick home sustained significant damage along with numerous other buildings and sheds damaged. This outbreak broke a streak of 3 years when no tornadoes occurred during the month of November across Mississippi. Additionally, the last Fall outbreak of tornadoes occurred on November 24, 2004. Historically, November marks the peak of our 2nd severe weather season and ranks 3rd as the most active month for tornadoes in Mississippi, just a few behind March. | |||||||||||
| 23.6 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 33°16'N / 90°36'W | 33°21'N / 90°36'W | 5.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 25 | 342 | 2.5M | 0 | Sunflower |
| 23.8 | 1958-02-26 | 2 | 32°55'N / 91°10'W | 32°56'N / 91°08'W | 2.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 24.3 | 1969-06-19 | 2 | 33°19'N / 90°54'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |||
| 25.9 | 1958-02-26 | 2 | 32°54'N / 91°12'W | 32°55'N / 91°10'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Carroll |
| 25.9 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°12'N / 90°40'W | 33°22'N / 90°16'W | 25.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 27.5 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°33'N / 90°57'W | 32°39'N / 90°44'W | 15.00 Miles | 1100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 2.0M | Issaquena |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado moved into Issaquena County from Warren County and mainly tracked across forested portions of the county. The tornado did track across US Highway 61 just a couple miles south of Valley Park. Thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with one abandoned agricultural building destroyed. The tornado had EF2 intensity with 130 mph winds across Issaquena County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
| 27.5 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°50'N / 91°11'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 28.5 | 1991-11-19 | 2 | 32°48'N / 91°11'W | 0.70 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 28.7 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°32'N / 90°33'W | 32°57'N / 90°09'W | 37.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 11 | 154 | 0K | 0 | Yazoo |
| 29.7 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 33°25'N / 90°41'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sunflower | |
| 30.0 | 1958-04-24 | 2 | 32°46'N / 91°22'W | 32°53'N / 91°05'W | 18.30 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 31.0 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 33°17'N / 90°27'W | 33°23'N / 90°21'W | 9.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 14 | 192 | 0K | 0 | Leflore |
| 31.6 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 33°00'N / 91°18'W | 33°01'N / 91°17'W | 2.30 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chicot |
| 31.7 | 1984-05-07 | 3 | 32°44'N / 91°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 31.9 | 2005-09-24 | 2 | 33°22'N / 91°01'W | 33°25'N / 91°01'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 680K | 0 | Washington |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado touched down a few miles southeast of Downtown Greenville on Dodd Road. The tornado tracked 2 miles to the northwest, crossed Highway 82 and dissipated at the Delta Village mobile home park. Ten mobile homes were significantly damaged or destroyed, 15 sheds were destroyed and 3 more were damaged. One barn was destroyed along with 2 carports heavily damaged. One business had its roof blown off and a nearby tower was blown over. Additionally, numerous power poles and power lines were taken down along the path. | |||||||||||
| 32.3 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 32°43'N / 90°17'W | 32°46'N / 90°16'W | 3.80 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Yazoo |
| 32.5 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 32°59'N / 91°19'W | 33°00'N / 91°18'W | 2.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 32 | 2.5M | 0 | West Carroll |
| 33.2 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 33°21'N / 90°36'W | 33°31'N / 90°27'W | 14.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sunflower |
| 33.4 | 1999-12-09 | 3 | 32°38'N / 90°21'W | 32°42'N / 90°17'W | 6.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 1 | 200K | 0 | Yazoo |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado blew down or uprooted thousands of trees and destroyed two mobile homes. One person was seriously injured. Several barns and out buildings were also destroyed and several farm implements were damaged. One of the out buildings had steel girders which were anchored into three foot square concrete pads and buried in the ground. Almost all of these girders were pulled out of the ground and thrown at least fifty yards. | |||||||||||
| 33.8 | 1975-03-23 | 2 | 32°41'N / 91°12'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |||
| 33.8 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°23'N / 91°04'W | 33°27'N / 91°00'W | 6.20 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 34.0 | 1972-04-21 | 3 | 33°19'N / 90°26'W | 33°21'N / 90°13'W | 12.80 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Leflore |
| 34.5 | 2008-12-09 | 2 | 32°57'N / 90°12'W | 33°03'N / 90°06'W | 8.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 700K | 0K | Holmes |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Tornado initially touched down and tracked northeast through the area south of Yazoo City. At this point, the tornado was narrow and weak, with only relatively minor tree damage observed. As the tornado crossed Highway 16 on the east side of Yazoo City, it became wider and stronger. Several homes and businesses sustained roof damage along Highway 16 and Old Benton Road, and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado maintained this strength for a number of miles as it moved northeast, snapping, splintering and uprooting a number of hardwood and softwood trees as well as downing powerlines. The tornado weakened somewhat as it crossed into Holmes County, before reintensifying again at Ebenezer Coxburg Road. Here is where the tornado reached its maximum intensity, with several homes and a church suffering significant roof damage along with swaths of trees being splintered or snapped. Winds here were estimated to be 115 mph, at the low end of EF2. The tornado then weakened again before dissipating just to the northwest of the Brozville community. The tornado had a total path length of 29 miles across Yazoo and Holmes Counties. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A round of severe thunderstorms containing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds, occurred Tuesday December 9th into Tuesday night across much of the Lower Mississippi River Valley. These storms developed along and ahead of a strong surface cold front and strong upper level disturbance. A surface low developed to our west and tracked eastward increasing the winds and drawing northward deep moisture and instability. The cold front steadily pushed east and clashed with the unstable and highly sheared environment and produced numerous severe thunderstorms as a squall line developed and tracked eastward across the region. This event produced 16 tornadoes along with many reports of large hail, and wind damage. The majority of the severe weather occurred across central and southern Mississippi. Of the 16 tornadoes, 2 were rated EF2, 8 rated EF1, and 6 rated EF0. Historically, these 16 tornadoes rank 2nd all time for the number of tornadoes in the month of December. The record is 19 which occurred during the December of 1988. Additionally, this December 9th event has pushed the yearly total of tornadoes in Mississippi to 109. This will set a new record for the number of tornadoes in a year for the state of Mississippi. The previous record of 99 was set in 2005. | |||||||||||
| 34.8 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 33°24'N / 91°03'W | 33°31'N / 90°53'W | 12.50 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | Washington |
| 35.2 | 1995-04-20 | 2 | 32°29'N / 90°49'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 20K | 0 | Warren | |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down near the intersection of Highways 61 and 3. Several trees and power lines were blown down. A few buildings were destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 35.5 | 1988-11-26 | 2 | 32°27'N / 90°49'W | 32°30'N / 90°40'W | 9.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Warren |
| 36.1 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°57'N / 90°09'W | 33°06'N / 90°06'W | 10.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Holmes |
| 36.2 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°07'W | 32°33'N / 90°57'W | 10.00 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 2 | 920K | 500K | Warren |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado crossed the Mississippi River and entered northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. Roughly, thirty homes were damaged or destroyed in this area along with 13 mobile homes. In addition to the damaged structures, hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along with many power lines taken down. The damage across this part of Warren County was in the EF2 range with maximum winds around 130 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
| 36.6 | 1978-04-17 | 4 | 33°28'N / 91°00'W | 33°30'N / 90°57'W | 3.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Washington |
| 36.7 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°32'N / 91°19'W | 32°44'N / 91°07'W | 18.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll |
| 37.1 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 32°33'N / 90°19'W | 32°43'N / 90°13'W | 15.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 37.2 | 1996-04-22 | 2 | 32°22'N / 90°58'W | 32°33'N / 90°44'W | 21.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Warren |
| Brief Description: This tornado moved out of Louisiana and continued through Warren county in Mississippi. The tornado moved through a very sparcely populated area. Two houses had the roofs blown off. Numerous trees were blown down. | |||||||||||
| 37.6 | 1975-01-09 | 2 | 32°32'N / 91°15'W | 32°41'N / 91°10'W | 11.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | East Carroll |
| 38.2 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°34'N / 91°12'W | 32°35'N / 91°10'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll |
| 38.5 | 1957-11-07 | 3 | 33°17'N / 90°14'W | 33°20'N / 90°10'W | 5.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Holmes |
| 38.8 | 1966-02-09 | 2 | 32°52'N / 91°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | West Carroll | |
| 38.9 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°20'N / 90°44'W | 32°32'N / 90°33'W | 17.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 2 | 28 | 0K | 0 | Warren |
| 39.0 | 1990-12-21 | 2 | 33°18'N / 90°22'W | 33°30'N / 90°12'W | 16.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Leflore |
| 39.0 | 1966-06-16 | 2 | 32°26'N / 90°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Warren | |
| 39.1 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 32°43'N / 90°13'W | 32°44'N / 90°05'W | 6.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Yazoo |
| 39.5 | 2001-11-24 | 4 | 33°28'N / 91°06'W | 33°31'N / 91°03'W | 4.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 12 | 3.5M | 0 | Washington |
| 39.9 | 2005-09-24 | 2 | 33°23'N / 90°15'W | 33°28'N / 90°20'W | 8.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 700K | Leflore |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down just north-northwest of Cruger, in Holmes county, on the extreme southern end of Mosquito Lake and tracked northwest for 9 miles across southern Leflore county. As the tornado tracked northwest toward the Phillipstown Community, hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted across Mosquito Lake. Between Phillipstown and Quito was where the most significant damage occurred. Two homes and a church were significantly damaged and hunting lodge was totally destroyed with its contents and debris scattered half a mile along the path. A steel framed cotton gin was nearly destroyed in Quito with nearly all of the roof gone and many walls taken down. A seed warehouse at this location was also significantly damaged. Additionally, hundreds of trees were damaged along with several bails of picked cotton that were scattered across a few fields. The tornado dissipated just to the northwest of Quito. | |||||||||||
| 40.5 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°32'N / 91°13'W | 32°34'N / 91°12'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
| 40.5 | 1967-01-26 | 2 | 33°29'N / 90°22'W | 0.30 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Leflore | |
| 40.6 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 32°47'N / 90°10'W | 32°49'N / 90°00'W | 10.00 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Yazoo |
| 40.6 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°22'N / 90°16'W | 33°25'N / 90°12'W | 5.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Leflore |
| 40.7 | 1953-05-17 | 3 | 32°35'N / 91°32'W | 32°45'N / 91°08'W | 25.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 40.7 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°36'N / 91°29'W | 32°44'N / 91°11'W | 19.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 41.0 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°17'N / 91°22'W | 33°24'N / 91°16'W | 10.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chicot |
| 41.0 | 1987-02-28 | 2 | 32°51'N / 91°23'W | 32°51'N / 91°29'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 41.1 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 32°55'N / 91°27'W | 2.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll | |
| 41.1 | 1964-11-19 | 2 | 33°31'N / 90°46'W | 33°39'N / 90°38'W | 11.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Sunflower |
| 41.3 | 1975-05-03 | 2 | 32°21'N / 90°47'W | 32°26'N / 90°42'W | 7.40 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Warren |
| 41.4 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 32°32'N / 90°17'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 41.6 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°08'N / 91°28'W | 33°17'N / 91°22'W | 11.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 36 | 250K | 0 | Chicot |
| 41.9 | 1997-05-02 | 3 | 33°10'N / 90°14'W | 33°14'N / 89°54'W | 20.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | Holmes |
| Brief Description: This tornado initially touched down 1 mile south of Tchula and moved northeast to 2 miles east southeast of Emory. The path width and strength varied along the path, but at its widest point was 200 yards. The worst damage occurred at a school 2 miles east of Tchula where major damage was done. Fortunately the the school was almost vacant. Along the remainder of the path mostly F1 and F2 damage occurred. Several houses were damaged and one mobile home was flipped over. Of course numerous trees were blown down along the entire path. | |||||||||||
| 42.1 | 1967-12-02 | 3 | 32°21'N / 90°46'W | 32°56'N / 89°32'W | 82.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Warren |
| 42.3 | 1999-01-21 | 2 | 33°29'N / 90°37'W | 33°41'N / 90°31'W | 15.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Sunflower |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down in open field and moved northeast towards Blaine. A few trees and power lines were blown down until it reached Blaine. At Blaine, the storm did substantial damage to four wood structured houses and one brick structured house. One mobile home was destroyed and another received heavy damage. Two automobiles were also damaged by the debris. Further northeast along the track, the tornado destroyed two wood framed churches near Doddsville. Also a pivot irrigation system was over-turned and several power lines and power poles were blown down. | |||||||||||
| 42.4 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 33°33'N / 90°36'W | 33°36'N / 90°27'W | 9.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Sunflower |
| 42.7 | 1995-11-11 | 3 | 32°31'N / 90°24'W | 32°33'N / 90°06'W | 15.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 500K | 0 | Madison |
| Brief Description: The tornado began at 0310 five miles west-southwest of Flora and traveled in an easterly direction and lifted five miles southwest of Canton at around 0330. Three mobile homes were totally destroyed. A two story house was almost totally destroyed and two of the occupants were injured. A pickup truck in front of this house was picked up and hurled into a lake nearly 100 yard behind the house. At least five houses had roof damage. Two houses under construction were leveled. Numerous trees, fences, and small buildings were blown down along the path of the tornado. | |||||||||||
| 42.8 | 1953-12-05 | 5 | 32°20'N / 90°54'W | 32°25'N / 90°47'W | 9.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 38 | 270 | 25.0M | 0 | Warren |
| 43.5 | 1977-03-28 | 2 | 32°54'N / 90°02'W | 32°57'N / 89°58'W | 5.20 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 43.5 | 1975-01-10 | 2 | 32°29'N / 90°17'W | 32°31'N / 90°16'W | 2.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 43.6 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 33°15'N / 91°26'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Chicot | |
| 43.6 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°02'N / 91°31'W | 33°08'N / 91°28'W | 7.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 3 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 43.9 | 1961-11-15 | 2 | 32°21'N / 90°40'W | 32°22'N / 90°39'W | 1.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Warren |
| 44.0 | 1990-12-21 | 2 | 32°22'N / 91°04'W | 32°26'N / 91°00'W | 5.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 44.2 | 2010-04-24 | 4 | 32°57'N / 90°09'W | 33°04'N / 89°49'W | 21.00 Miles | 2600 Yards | 1 | 40 | 60.0M | 4.0M | Holmes |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado continued northeast into rural southern Holmes County, causing intense tree damage and damaging or destroying a number of rural residences. The damage across this area was in the EF3 range. As the tornado moved by the Franklin Community, in rural Holmes county, it again reached EF4 intensity. It completely destroyed two brick homes and heavily damaged or destroyed a number of other homes. The tornado then crossed Interstate 55, causing significant tree damage and blowing a number of vehicles off the road. As the tornado approached the area just south of Durant and crossed US Highway 51, it narrowed and reached one of its weakest points. One fatality occurred in Holmes County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
| 44.6 | 2008-05-02 | 2 | 33°21'N / 91°24'W | 33°28'N / 91°16'W | 11.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 200K | Chicot |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado touched down near Highway 293 and tracked northeast for 10 miles where is dissipated shortly after crossing Highway 65. Along the path, hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. A mobile home was flipped over and destroyed. Several sheds, barns, outbuildings and unattached carports were damaged and destroyed along with several fences damaged. A 50 foot antenna was knocked down. A single family home had minor shingle damage, damage to siding, and window damage while 2 boats were damaged. The roll-up door for a tractor shed was damaged and a trampoline was blown around 75 yards and damaged. Lastly, 15 wooden power poles were also snapped near Highway 65. Maximum winds were around 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A large and powerful storm system brought several rounds of severe weather to a large section of the Central United States. The Central Plains were hit hard on Thursday, May 1st, while the Mid-South and Lower Mississippi River Valley were impacted on Friday, May 2nd into the early morning hours of May 3rd. As this severe weather episode evolved over the National Weather Service Jackson, MS service area, several tornadoes occurred, along with large hail and damaging winds. | |||||||||||
| 44.7 | 1975-05-06 | 2 | 32°40'N / 91°28'W | 32°42'N / 91°23'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 44.9 | 1961-11-15 | 2 | 32°20'N / 90°41'W | 32°21'N / 90°40'W | 1.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Hinds |
| 45.1 | 1971-02-21 | 3 | 33°31'N / 90°27'W | 33°38'N / 90°21'W | 10.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Leflore |
| 45.1 | 1984-05-02 | 2 | 32°37'N / 91°25'W | 32°38'N / 91°22'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll |
| 45.3 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°20'N / 91°27'W | 33°29'N / 91°15'W | 15.50 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Chicot |
| 45.4 | 1957-11-07 | 3 | 33°10'N / 90°10'W | 33°31'N / 90°00'W | 26.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Carroll |
| 45.7 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°20'N / 90°39'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hinds | |
| 45.7 | 1972-04-15 | 2 | 33°26'N / 91°20'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Chicot | |
| 45.9 | 2010-04-24 | 3 | 32°24'N / 91°18'W | 32°30'N / 91°07'W | 12.00 Miles | 1500 Yards | 0 | 16 | 35.0M | 1.0M | Madison |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The start of the long-track violent tornado began around 6 miles west of Tallulah, just to the south of I-20. This tornado did not waste any time becoming strong and quite wide as it downed a few high tension truss towers on the south end of I-20. As the tornado crossed the interstate, a tractor-trailer was flipped over and thrown opposite of the initial traveling direction. The driver of the truck was injured as this occurred. The tornado then traveled quickly northeast and crossed Highway 80 and Willow Bayou Road, just to the northwest of Tallulah. Here, several homes were heavily damaged along with several vehicles and tractors damaged. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Highway 65 and then tracked across the Mississippi River and into far northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. This tornado destroyed a chemical plant near Highway 65 and the Mississippi River levee, in the community of Omega. A few rail cars were rolled off the track at this location and a large crane was flipped over and destroyed. Several storage tanks were severely damaged as well at this location. The tornado produced mainly EF3 and EF2 damage across Madison Parish with maximum winds around 155 mph. Timber and power line damage along the path was substantial with dozens of power lines taken down along with thousands of trees snapped and uprooted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County and 1 in Holmes County. This long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities. | |||||||||||
| 46.1 | 1975-01-09 | 2 | 32°27'N / 91°18'W | 32°32'N / 91°15'W | 6.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 46.1 | 1990-12-21 | 3 | 32°42'N / 90°04'W | 32°47'N / 89°57'W | 11.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
| 46.5 | 1973-01-18 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°10'W | 0.20 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 46.6 | 1990-12-21 | 2 | 32°24'N / 91°10'W | 32°23'N / 91°04'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 46.6 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°20'N / 90°56'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 46.8 | 1989-03-04 | 3 | 32°23'N / 90°22'W | 32°27'N / 90°16'W | 11.00 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Hinds |
| 46.8 | 2008-01-10 | 3 | 32°54'N / 90°00'W | 32°57'N / 89°53'W | 8.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 3 | 3.0M | 700K | Holmes |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado started with a narrow path of scattered downed trees near Shady Lane Road. The damage intensified as it approached Highway 17. Here tree damage became much more intense with hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted. One home had a portion of its roof ripped off. The tornado intensified and reached its maximum intensity and width between Highway 17 and U.S. Highway 51. Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted, some of them hardwoods that were snapped off except for a few large limbs and partially debarked. Several mobile homes were obliterated and two homes of wood frame and concrete block construction had nearly all of the outer walls collapsed along with total roof removal. Large missiles were generated, including a pickup truck that was thrown nearly 150 yards. On the east side of U.S. Highway 51, three high tension steel power poles were snapped off near the base. As the tornado continued east-northeast and moved into Attala County, the path narrowed and damage became limited to tree damage before dissipation just inside the Attala County line. The total path length across both Holmes and Attala Counties was 10 miles with a EF3 Enhanced Fujita Scale rating. Maximum winds were around 140 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The second week of January 2008 was quite active with respect to severe weather. Two events impacted the region in a span of 3 days which produced several tornadoes, large hail and wind damage across the area. On January 10th a vigorous storm system developed over the southern portions of the Midwest and moved northeast towards the Ohio valley. A strong cold front swept across the area during the late morning into the afternoon hours and strong to severe thunderstorms developed out ahead of it. All of the ingredients for tornadic development came into place as warm Gulf moisture pushed northward into the area out ahead of the front. The thunderstorms developed in eastern Louisiana and quickly moved across central Mississippi during the late morning and afternoon hours. As the storms progressed eastward, good instability combined with very strong wind shear for supercell development east of the Mississippi River, with the storms reaching maximum intensity along and east of the interstate 55 corridor. By far, the most damage was produced by a single supercell thunderstorm that moved from north of Vicksburg through north central and northeast Mississippi during the late morning and early afternoon hours. This single storm produced three strong tornadoes, all of which were rated as EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita tornado damage scale. The most significant damage occurred in Caledonia in Lowndes County, where a school gymnasium was destroyed along with a number of school buses and vehicles in the area. A second supercell that organized near the Mississippi River in southwest Mississippi before midday tracked from Claiborne County, through the northern Jackson Metropolitan Area, and finally into Noxubee county in northeast Mississippi by mid afternoon. This storm was responsible for 5 different tornado touchdowns along its path, as well as many reports of high winds and hail. The rest of the area saw a broken line of storms and other supercells ahead of the line. A mix of damaging winds and hail were reported through the rest of the afternoon before the system exited the area. | |||||||||||
| 46.9 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°35'N / 91°05'W | 33°40'N / 90°59'W | 8.20 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bolivar |
| 47.0 | 1982-04-19 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°16'W | 32°28'N / 91°11'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 47.1 | 1976-03-29 | 4 | 32°35'N / 90°13'W | 32°43'N / 89°52'W | 22.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 3 | 177 | 25.0M | 0 | Madison |
| 47.2 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 32°21'N / 91°02'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 47.5 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 33°23'N / 90°21'W | 33°41'N / 90°08'W | 24.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Leflore |
| 47.5 | 1981-06-10 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°12'W | 0.10 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Madison | |
| 47.8 | 1975-01-10 | 2 | 32°19'N / 90°21'W | 32°29'N / 90°17'W | 12.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 47.8 | 2003-04-24 | 2 | 32°39'N / 91°33'W | 32°41'N / 91°24'W | 11.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 3 | 400K | 0 | West Carroll |
| Brief Description: This tornado touch down in a field just to the W of Duckworth road. This tornado continued 11 miles to the NE and dissipated in Floyd. Along its path a mobile home was totally destroyed on Hunt road. On highway 17, a house was destroyed because several trees fell through the house. Two mobile homes had minor damage along highway 17. In Floyd, 2 homes had their roofs blown off. In addition to the structural damage, hundreds of trees were blown down or snapped. | |||||||||||
| 47.9 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 32°49'N / 90°00'W | 32°51'N / 89°53'W | 7.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 48.1 | 2001-02-16 | 2 | 33°01'N / 89°58'W | 33°01'N / 89°52'W | 4.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 1 | 1 | 50K | 0 | Holmes |
| Brief Description: The tornado formed about 1.4 miles west of interstate 55 at mile marker 150, then tracked eastward. As the tornado tracked eastward across Interstate 55, an eighteen wheeler truck was overturned. The tornado continued to track eastward across Holmes County State Park, where many trees were blown down and several cabins were damaged. A woman caught in the storm at the State Park was killed when her car was blown on top of her after she had abandoned the vehicle to take refuge in a ditch. The tornado then moved eastward to a point just north of the highway 51/424 intersection and dissipated. F44OU | |||||||||||
| 48.6 | 1984-05-02 | 2 | 32°36'N / 91°29'W | 32°37'N / 91°25'W | 4.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 48.7 | 2001-11-24 | 3 | 32°59'N / 91°39'W | 33°08'N / 91°31'W | 13.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 3 | 11 | 2.0M | 0 | Ashley |
| Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that moved out of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana into Ashley County, Arkansas, 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. The tornado then moved to the south end of Lake Enterprise, just west of Wilmot. The tornado strengthened and widened as it approached the Wilmot area and was rated as an F3 with a maximum width of one half mile. The tornado destroyed 14 mobile homes and houses and caused extensive damage to five other homes in the vicinity of Wilmot. A church on the north side of Wilmot was completely destroyed. Additionally, a tractor shed housing farm equipment was destroyed, and the equipment inside was also destroyed. As the tornado tracked northeast toward Parkdale, it damaged or destroyed several cotton pickers, trailers, and tractors. The tornado lifted 2.5 miles east-northeast of Parkdale. The total estimated damage of the tornado was $2.0 million. The tornado caused the deaths of three people in the vicinity of Wilmot. Additionally, a total of eleven people sustained injuries. M74MH, F71MH, M89PH | |||||||||||
| 48.9 | 2001-02-24 | 2 | 33°32'N / 91°08'W | 33°50'N / 90°42'W | 35.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0 | Bolivar |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down as an F0 tornado in extreme northwest Washington County and moved across a cotton field. The tornado quickly moved into southwest Bolivar County about three miles west of Lamont. The storm moved across the community of Benoit and then about two miles west of Cleveland. The tornado continued on a northeasterly path until dissipating about one mile east of Merigold near the Sunflower County line. The tornado was rated as strong as an F2 in portions of Bolivar County. Damage in the tornado path in Bolivar County included: three houses destroyed, two houses with major damage, five houses with minor damage, and a mobile home destroyed. One small church was destroyed, about two miles east of Benoit. The airplane hangar on a small airstrip near Scott was destroyed, including four small planes inside the hangar. One of the planes was blown at least one half mile from where it had been located in the hangar. At least three businesses sustained serious damage. No serious injuries were reported in the county. | |||||||||||
| 49.2 | 1983-05-18 | 3 | 32°20'N / 91°12'W | 32°25'N / 91°09'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 49.3 | 1990-12-30 | 2 | 33°01'N / 91°40'W | 33°08'N / 91°31'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 49.4 | 2001-11-24 | 4 | 32°26'N / 90°12'W | 32°34'N / 90°03'W | 11.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 2 | 21 | 12.0M | 0 | Madison |
| Brief Description: A violent tornado touched down about six miles west-southwest of the city of Madison. The touchdown point of the tornado was just south of the Fairfield subdivision, which is a large, well built subdivision of mostly brick homes. Numerous houses were seriously damaged or destroyed as the tornado, as much as one half mile wide, moved across the subdivision. Several houses in the subdivision in the direct path of the tornado were blown off of their foundations. One 25 year old woman was killed, and a pregnant woman was critically injured as the tornado destroyed their houses. The baby of the pregnant woman was delivered at the hospital and died shortly after birth. After the storm moved across the Fairfield subdivision, it continued moving northeast through several other subdivisions and large houses in the Madison and Gluckstadt communities. The tornado travelled 11.5 miles, crossing Interstate 55 before dissipating over central Madison County, about 3.5 miles south-southwest of Canton. In addition to the two deaths, a total of 21 people were injured. Damage in the county included 47 houses and seven mobile homes destroyed, 37 houses and three mobile homes with major damage, and 67 houses and three mobile homes with minor damage. F25PH, M0PH | |||||||||||
| 49.5 | 1966-04-26 | 2 | 32°58'N / 89°55'W | 33°00'N / 89°52'W | 4.10 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Holmes |
| 49.6 | 1974-04-01 | 2 | 33°06'N / 89°54'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Holmes | |||
| 49.7 | 2001-11-24 | 4 | 33°32'N / 91°03'W | 33°52'N / 90°43'W | 25.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 36 | 6.0M | 0 | Bolivar |
| Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm moved out of Chicot County Arkansas into northern Washington County, Mississippi. The storm produced a violent tornado that touced down 2.5 miles southwest of Winterville, or along the northern edge of Lake Ferguson. The tornado had a width of up to one half mile and moved through the town of Winterville, causing extensive damage. It then continued northeast into southern Bolivar county about 2 miles northeast of Winterville. The total path length in Washington County was 4.8 miles. The tornado entered southern Bolivar County about 3.5 miles southwest of Stringtown. It travelled northeast 25.5 miles through mostly rural areas of Bolivar County and lifted one mile southeast of Mound Bayou. In Washington County, the tornado caused 12 injuries, mainly in the community of Winterville. In Bolivar County, 36 people were injured, including one 7 year old boy who was critically injured. In Washinton County, a total of six houses, five mobile homes, and two businesses were totally destroyed. Additionally, extensive damage was done to 34 houses and six businesses. Minor damage occurred to over 30 houses and several mobile homes. Total damage to the county was estimated to be around $3.5 million. In Bolivar County, the tornado destroyed ten houses, two mobile homes, and four businesses. Extensive damage occurred to 21 houses, one mobile home, and one business. Minor damage occurred to over 20 houses and around 20 mobile homes. The tornado caused extensive damage to the Bolivar County Detention Center, and hit an electric power substation. The substation was totally destroyed it. At the substation, the tornado blew over a tranformer that weighed approximately 25 tons, and slid another transformer sideways three feet. Total damage in Bolivar County was estimated at around $6 million. | |||||||||||
| 49.9 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 33°29'N / 90°09'W | 33°31'N / 90°07'W | 5.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.2M | 0 | Leflore |
| 50.0 | 1962-04-10 | 2 | 32°37'N / 90°03'W | 32°37'N / 89°58'W | 4.90 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.