38847 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in 38847 Zip Code is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 38847 Zip Code is lower than Mississippi average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #195
| 38847 Zip Code | 0.03 |
| 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
| 38847 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, #302
| 38847 Zip Code | 254.08 |
| 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 3,593 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 38847 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: | 8 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 25 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 342 | Hail: | 1,108 | Heat: | 17 | Heavy Snow: | 4 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 1 | Ice Storm: | 6 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 16 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,856 | Tropical Storm: | 3 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 15 | Winter Weather: | 11 |
| Other: | 181 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 38847 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 38847 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 38847 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 122 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 38847 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 5.2 | 1954-04-28 | 2 | 34°22'N / 88°20'W | 34°24'N / 88°18'W | 3.30 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Itawamba |
| 5.4 | 1967-06-29 | 2 | 34°27'N / 88°09'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 6.2 | 1957-04-07 | 2 | 34°27'N / 88°08'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |||
| 8.4 | 1985-06-17 | 2 | 34°32'N / 88°13'W | 2.00 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo | |
| 8.9 | 1975-03-29 | 2 | 34°17'N / 88°14'W | 1.50 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Itawamba | |
| 9.9 | 1959-01-21 | 2 | 34°31'N / 88°12'W | 34°34'N / 88°07'W | 5.70 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 12.0 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 34°12'N / 88°31'W | 34°23'N / 88°15'W | 18.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25.0M | 0 | Lafayette |
| 14.1 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°34'N / 88°05'W | 34°35'N / 88°05'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Franklin |
| 15.0 | 1963-03-11 | 2 | 34°36'N / 88°06'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |||
| 15.0 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°32'N / 88°31'W | 34°39'N / 88°15'W | 12.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 15.2 | 1966-11-10 | 2 | 34°38'N / 88°14'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo | |||
| 15.7 | 2008-05-08 | 2 | 34°25'N / 88°31'W | 34°27'N / 88°30'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0K | Itawamba |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The initial tornado touchdown occurred in the Palestine community in extreme Northwest Itawamba County. Numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped. Several homes had partial roof damage. One home was severely damaged when a large part of its roof was torn off. The tornado lifted near the Natchez Trace Parkway about one mile southwest of Kirksville. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A weak warm front was located across North Mississippi during the morning of May 8th, 2008. Isolated thunderstorms began developing along the front. One thunderstorm quickly became severe and produced a significant tornado. Damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and a weak tornado occurred from other thunderstorms. | |||||||||||
| 15.9 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°39'N / 88°20'W | 34°38'N / 88°11'W | 8.70 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 16.0 | 1986-11-08 | 2 | 34°37'N / 88°12'W | 34°40'N / 88°11'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 18.4 | 2003-05-06 | 2 | 34°20'N / 88°33'W | 34°20'N / 88°32'W | 0.70 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 350K | 0 | Itawamba |
| Brief Description: The tornado move into extreme western Itawamba County from Lee County hitting the Shiloh community. Six mobile homes were destroyed and one other mobile home and a house were damaged. Two vehicles were rolled onto their roofs. A carport was demolished along with a couple of barns and outbuildings. Numerous trees were knocked down. | |||||||||||
| 18.6 | 1976-05-13 | 2 | 34°17'N / 88°33'W | 34°18'N / 88°30'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Itawamba |
| 19.2 | 2003-05-06 | 2 | 34°19'N / 88°33'W | 34°19'N / 88°33'W | 0.30 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Lee |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down in the extreme eastern part of Lee County and tracked east into Itawamba county. In Lee County, one mobile home was destroyed and numerous trees were blown down. | |||||||||||
| 20.5 | 1957-11-18 | 2 | 34°40'N / 88°20'W | 34°44'N / 88°19'W | 4.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 21.2 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 34°23'N / 88°15'W | 34°33'N / 88°57'W | 18.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 1 | 2 | 25.0M | 0 | Union |
| 21.4 | 1953-03-14 | 2 | 34°40'N / 88°26'W | 34°42'N / 88°24'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 21.4 | 1958-01-31 | 2 | 34°29'N / 87°52'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 21.7 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°39'N / 88°38'W | 34°39'N / 88°20'W | 17.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 21.9 | 1975-03-23 | 3 | 34°30'N / 88°36'W | 34°37'N / 88°33'W | 8.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 22.9 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°31'N / 88°36'W | 34°35'N / 88°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 30 | 2.0M | 0 | Prentiss |
| Brief Description: The tornado continued from Lee county into Prentiss county finally lifting up near the town of Wheeler. The most significant damage occurred in Baldwyn along the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. The Baldwyn High School lost the roof to its gymnasium and had another building damaged. Six homes were damaged in Wheeler. | |||||||||||
| 23.2 | 1955-03-21 | 2 | 34°42'N / 88°06'W | 34°44'N / 88°01'W | 5.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Colbert |
| 24.4 | 1975-03-23 | 3 | 34°25'N / 88°43'W | 34°30'N / 88°36'W | 8.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lee |
| 25.1 | 1957-11-18 | 2 | 34°29'N / 87°52'W | 34°32'N / 87°45'W | 7.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
| 25.2 | 1963-04-29 | 2 | 34°00'N / 88°08'W | 34°10'N / 87°57'W | 15.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 17 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 26.0 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°31'N / 88°44'W | 34°37'N / 88°34'W | 11.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 26.5 | 1987-12-15 | 2 | 34°41'N / 88°36'W | 34°43'N / 88°29'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 27.3 | 1957-11-18 | 2 | 34°44'N / 88°19'W | 34°53'N / 88°10'W | 13.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 27.4 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°27'N / 88°47'W | 34°30'N / 88°38'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Lee |
| Brief Description: The continued into Lee county from Union county and tracked northeast producing damage in Baldwyn. The tornado then moved out of Lee county into Prentiss county. In Guntown, eight homes and 1 business were heavily damaged while 13 other structures were damaged. In Saltillo, a mobile homes overturned. The tornado did significant damage in Baldwyn, which is located on the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed including the Baldwyn High School which lost the roof to its gymnasium. | |||||||||||
| 27.9 | 1988-11-19 | 3 | 34°07'N / 88°39'W | 34°16'N / 88°38'W | 12.50 Miles | 120 Yards | 2 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | Lee |
| 28.4 | 1976-05-13 | 2 | 34°07'N / 88°46'W | 34°17'N / 88°33'W | 16.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Lee |
| 28.5 | 1963-03-11 | 2 | 34°07'N / 88°01'W | 34°15'N / 87°37'W | 24.60 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 29.3 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 34°19'N / 88°49'W | 34°23'N / 88°40'W | 9.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | Lee |
| 29.4 | 1955-03-21 | 2 | 34°16'N / 88°43'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lee | |
| 29.4 | 2008-05-08 | 3 | 34°15'N / 88°47'W | 34°19'N / 88°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0K | Lee |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The initial tornado touchdown occurred 1.5 miles west of the Tupelo Regional Airport. The tornado traveled northeast across Northern Lee County moving just north of the Tupelo Regional Airport. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it hit the Furniture Market Mississippi building on Coley Road and Chesterville Road. The tornado continued to produce significant damage on North Gloster Road near the Barnes Crossing Mall. The tornado continued moving northeast and crossed U.S. Highway 45 where it struck a farm supply store. Several cars were damaged by flying debris, tractor trailers were overturned and part of the supply store roof was torn off. Next to the farm supply store, a marine and outdoor store was also hit where several boats were damaged and the roof was partially torn off. Also, a large hardware store, a medical complex and a Mississippi Department of Transportation district office were among other buildings damaged. The tornado moved northeast uprooting and snapping large trees as well as producing minor roof damage to several homes before lifting about 3 miles south southeast of Saltillo. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A weak warm front was located across North Mississippi during the morning of May 8th, 2008. Isolated thunderstorms began developing along the front. One thunderstorm quickly became severe and produced a significant tornado. Damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and a weak tornado occurred from other thunderstorms. | |||||||||||
| 29.6 | 1971-02-04 | 3 | 34°02'N / 87°57'W | 34°18'N / 87°40'W | 24.50 Miles | 750 Yards | 0 | 12 | 25K | 0 | Marion |
| 29.6 | 1989-02-20 | 2 | 33°57'N / 88°08'W | 34°03'N / 88°03'W | 9.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lamar |
| 29.6 | 1989-02-20 | 2 | 34°02'N / 87°59'W | 34°08'N / 87°49'W | 10.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 30.3 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°04'N / 88°32'W | 34°01'N / 88°30'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 30.3 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°40'N / 88°43'W | 34°39'N / 88°38'W | 5.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 30.6 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°30'N / 88°47'W | 34°31'N / 88°44'W | 3.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 31.1 | 1967-12-21 | 2 | 34°44'N / 88°37'W | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss | |||
| 31.7 | 1959-01-21 | 3 | 34°23'N / 88°59'W | 34°39'N / 88°34'W | 30.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 31.9 | 1965-03-17 | 2 | 34°52'N / 88°08'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Alcorn | |
| 32.1 | 1963-04-29 | 4 | 34°07'N / 88°43'W | 34°09'N / 88°39'W | 4.70 Miles | 1000 Yards | 3 | 20 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
| 32.7 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°35'N / 88°05'W | 34°44'N / 87°24'W | 45.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 16 | 2.5M | 0 | Colbert |
| 33.3 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°21'N / 88°48'W | 34°28'N / 88°50'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: The tornado continued to move northeast across extreme southeast Union county from Pontotoc county. The tornado moved into northern Lee county near Corrona. While the tornado was in Union county, a couple of mobile home were destroyed. Nine mobile homes and several houses were damaged. Some trees and power lines were also knocked down. | |||||||||||
| 34.3 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 34°20'N / 87°44'W | 34°25'N / 87°32'W | 12.80 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | Franklin |
| 34.4 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°53'N / 88°13'W | 34°56'N / 88°07'W | 7.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 34.6 | 1986-03-12 | 2 | 33°56'N / 87°49'W | 34°07'N / 87°53'W | 7.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Marion |
| 34.7 | 1957-12-19 | 2 | 34°36'N / 87°40'W | 0 | 7 | 25K | 0 | Colbert | |||
| 35.4 | 1957-04-08 | 2 | 34°06'N / 88°49'W | 34°12'N / 88°43'W | 9.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
| 35.5 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 33°57'N / 87°57'W | 34°09'N / 87°38'W | 22.80 Miles | 500 Yards | 23 | 250 | 0K | 0 | Marion |
| 35.7 | 1982-04-26 | 3 | 33°56'N / 88°00'W | 33°57'N / 87°57'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lamar |
| 35.8 | 1973-11-26 | 2 | 33°58'N / 87°54'W | 34°01'N / 87°50'W | 5.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 35.9 | 1973-11-27 | 2 | 34°50'N / 88°34'W | 34°56'N / 88°26'W | 10.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 36.0 | 1980-06-19 | 2 | 33°57'N / 88°37'W | 33°53'N / 88°14'W | 22.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 36.2 | 1953-02-20 | 3 | 34°42'N / 87°42'W | 0.10 Mile | 20 Yards | 1 | 8 | 25K | 0 | Colbert | |
| 36.4 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°00'N / 88°45'W | 34°01'N / 88°32'W | 12.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Chickasaw |
| 36.4 | 1971-02-04 | 3 | 34°18'N / 87°40'W | 34°23'N / 87°32'W | 9.60 Miles | 750 Yards | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
| 36.5 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 33°56'N / 88°55'W | 34°12'N / 88°31'W | 25.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 7 | 65 | 25.0M | 0 | Yalobusha |
| 36.8 | 2001-11-24 | 2 | 34°13'N / 87°38'W | 34°13'N / 87°38'W | 0.30 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 85K | 0K | Marion |
| Brief Description: The Haleyville tornado first struck about 3 tenths of a mile inside Marion County just south of CR196 at 11:21 am. The tornado traveled on a northeast path moving directly through the center of downtown Haleyville severely damaging buildings including a shopping mall. The tornado continued traveling northeast through a residential and partially wooded area before ending about 7 tenths of a mile northeast of downtown Haleyville at 11:24 am. The tornado was rated an F2 on the fujita scale for tornado classification making it a strong tornado. Wind speeds associated with an F2 fall in the range of 113 to 157 mph, however, winds speeds probably remained on the low side of the range perhaps 115 to 130 mph. The tornado path was 1.9 miles long and approximately 70 yards wide. Winston County EMA reported 13 injuries with the tornado including one that was listed as serious. Beginning: 34 13.037/87 38.354 Ending: 34 13.939/87 36.667 | |||||||||||
| 37.2 | 1976-05-13 | 3 | 34°55'N / 88°18'W | 34°59'N / 88°15'W | 5.40 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 37.3 | 1964-03-09 | 3 | 34°30'N / 87°40'W | 34°36'N / 87°32'W | 10.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
| 37.5 | 2001-11-24 | 2 | 34°13'N / 87°38'W | 34°14'N / 87°36'W | 1.60 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 13 | 800K | 0K | Winston |
| Brief Description: The Haleyville tornado first struck about 3 tenths of a mile inside Marion County just south of CR196 at 11:21 am. The tornado traveled on a northeast path moving directly through the center of downtown Haleyville severely damaging buildings including a shopping mall. The tornado continued traveling northeast through a residential and partially wooded area before ending about 7 tenths of a mile northeast of downtown Haleyville at 11:24 am. The tornado was rated an F2 on the fujita scale for tornado classification making it a strong tornado. Wind speeds associated with an F2 fall in the range of 113 to 157 mph, however, winds speeds probably remained on the low side of the range perhaps 115 to 130 mph. The tornado path was 1.9 miles long and approximately 70 yards wide. Winston County EMA reported 13 injuries with the tornado including one that was listed as serious. Beginning: 34 13.037/87 38.354 Ending: 34 13.939/87 36.667 | |||||||||||
| 37.6 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 33°50'N / 88°08'W | 33°57'N / 87°57'W | 13.30 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lamar |
| 37.9 | 1982-04-26 | 3 | 33°57'N / 87°57'W | 33°57'N / 87°48'W | 9.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 38.1 | 1951-11-15 | 2 | 34°50'N / 87°48'W | 1.50 Miles | 177 Yards | 0 | 6 | 3K | 0 | Lauderdale | |
| 38.2 | 1971-05-24 | 3 | 34°51'N / 88°35'W | 34°58'N / 88°29'W | 9.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 38.4 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 34°55'N / 88°31'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn | |
| 38.6 | 1985-08-16 | 2 | 34°39'N / 87°38'W | 34°45'N / 87°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Colbert |
| 39.1 | 1953-05-04 | 2 | 34°55'N / 88°31'W | 34°59'N / 88°23'W | 8.80 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 39.1 | 1970-04-19 | 4 | 34°49'N / 88°45'W | 35°00'N / 88°23'W | 24.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 4 | 78 | 2.5M | 0 | Alcorn |
| 39.2 | 1989-02-20 | 2 | 34°15'N / 87°36'W | 34°18'N / 87°32'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Winston |
| 39.4 | 1985-05-01 | 2 | 33°50'N / 88°08'W | 33°52'N / 88°06'W | 3.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lamar |
| 39.4 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°32'N / 89°00'W | 34°36'N / 88°48'W | 12.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 39.6 | 1963-03-11 | 2 | 34°15'N / 87°37'W | 34°18'N / 87°30'W | 7.60 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Winston |
| 39.6 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°43'N / 88°58'W | 34°40'N / 88°43'W | 14.60 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tippah |
| 39.7 | 2010-11-29 | 2 | 33°52'N / 88°27'W | 33°52'N / 88°27'W | 0 | 11 | 250K | 0K | Monroe | ||
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in the Becker Community east of the Monroe County Airport. The tornado destroyed one home with four homes sustaining major damage. An additional nine homes sustained minor damage. Eight mobile homes were destroyed with another five receiving major damage. Fourteen mobile homes sustained minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were snapped or knocked down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front moved through the Mid-South during the evening hours of November 29th, 2010. The front interacted with a very unstable atmosphere and produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across North Mississippi. One storm became severe and produced damaging winds and a tornado. | |||||||||||
| 39.9 | 1966-11-10 | 3 | 34°57'N / 88°31'W | 34°57'N / 88°28'W | 3.30 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 40.2 | 1997-03-01 | 3 | 34°23'N / 89°02'W | 34°35'N / 88°50'W | 30.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 16 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: A second tornado developed in Calhoun county near Banner. This tornado also tracked northeast through extreme southeast Lafayette county, through the northwest part of Pontotoc county and through the middle of Union county. While damage occurred in all four counties, the most damage took place in Union county near the town of Martintown. All told 17 persons were injured. Ninety-one homes were damaged with forty-nine of these homes deemed uninhabitable. | |||||||||||
| 40.2 | 1986-03-12 | 3 | 33°56'N / 87°50'W | 2.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Marion | |
| 40.4 | 1953-02-20 | 2 | 33°57'N / 87°48'W | 0.50 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Marion | |
| 41.1 | 1953-02-20 | 2 | 34°15'N / 89°03'W | 34°21'N / 88°50'W | 14.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Pontotoc |
| 41.2 | 1957-04-08 | 3 | 34°07'N / 87°59'W | 34°19'N / 87°07'W | 51.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 41.4 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 33°49'N / 88°43'W | 33°57'N / 88°26'W | 18.70 Miles | 1400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 41.7 | 1976-05-13 | 3 | 34°59'N / 88°15'W | 35°03'N / 88°14'W | 4.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hardin |
| 42.3 | 1967-10-24 | 3 | 34°48'N / 87°47'W | 34°51'N / 87°35'W | 11.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Lauderdale |
| 42.6 | 1970-04-19 | 4 | 35°00'N / 88°23'W | 35°03'N / 88°16'W | 7.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hardin |
| 43.2 | 1967-10-24 | 3 | 34°40'N / 87°40'W | 34°44'N / 87°27'W | 13.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Colbert |
| 43.6 | 2003-05-07 | 2 | 33°53'N / 88°46'W | 33°52'N / 88°30'W | 11.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.0M | 0 | Monroe |
| Brief Description: The tornado moved into Monroe County from Chickasaw County and continued to move east-southeast. A cow and a calf were killed. Thirty-five homes were destroyed and 117 others were damaged. Several barns, sheds and outbuildings were also damaged. | |||||||||||
| 43.9 | 1970-04-19 | 4 | 34°43'N / 89°00'W | 34°49'N / 88°45'W | 15.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tippah |
| 43.9 | 1971-02-21 | 2 | 34°16'N / 88°59'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Pontotoc | |||
| 44.1 | 1965-02-11 | 2 | 34°50'N / 87°39'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Colbert | |||
| 44.2 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 34°09'N / 87°38'W | 34°18'N / 87°21'W | 19.20 Miles | 500 Yards | 5 | 22 | 0K | 0 | Winston |
| 44.3 | 1959-01-21 | 3 | 34°21'N / 89°02'W | 34°23'N / 88°59'W | 3.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Pontotoc |
| 45.0 | 2008-05-02 | 2 | 34°30'N / 89°01'W | 34°30'N / 89°01'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0K | Union |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in the Glenfield area and the Colonial Gardens subdivision of New Albany and damaged at least 10 homes. In the Glenfield area, a gas station canopy was damaged and several trees were uprooted. Several houses also had minor shingle damage. The tornado intensified as it moved into the Colonial Gardens subdivision where two homes suffered total roof loss along with some exterior wall collapse. More trees were snapped off and uprooted in this area as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Midsouth during the afternoon hours of May 2nd, 2008, Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed ahead and along the front. Storms quickly became severe and produced large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and a few tornadoes. The severe weather continued into the early morning hours of May 3rd, 2008 with the passage of the front. | |||||||||||
| 45.2 | 1966-11-10 | 2 | 34°15'N / 89°00'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pontotoc | |||
| 45.2 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 34°14'N / 89°02'W | 34°16'N / 88°58'W | 4.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Pontotoc |
| 45.2 | 1958-09-21 | 2 | 34°25'N / 89°03'W | 34°30'N / 89°00'W | 6.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 45.3 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°45'N / 87°40'W | 34°50'N / 87°30'W | 11.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 22 | 250K | 0 | Colbert |
| 45.8 | 1968-05-29 | 2 | 34°29'N / 87°26'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence | |
| 45.8 | 1974-01-28 | 2 | 33°45'N / 88°17'W | 0.30 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lamar | |
| 46.2 | 1956-02-16 | 3 | 33°48'N / 88°40'W | 33°50'N / 88°32'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 55 | 2.5M | 0 | Monroe |
| 46.2 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 34°51'N / 87°37'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lauderdale | |
| 46.8 | 1961-03-07 | 3 | 33°49'N / 87°54'W | 33°53'N / 87°39'W | 15.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Fayette |
| 46.9 | 2008-01-10 | 3 | 33°43'N / 88°15'W | 33°45'N / 88°10'W | 5.00 Miles | 2500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 105K | 0K | Lamar |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado is a continuation of a tornado that originally touched down in Lowndes County Mississippi. It crossed into Alabama near Willie Greer Road, just north of AL-18. From there, it continued to move east-northeast, remaining just north of AL-18 as it passed close to the town of Molloy. The tornado finally lifted near McNees Crossing Road, just northeast of Molloy. Along its path in Alabama, the tornado took the roof off of two homes, destroyed 2 wooden barns, moved the foundation of 2 mobile homes, and uprooted several huge trees. Although it only produced EF-2 damage in Alabama, the entire tornado was rated EF-3 due to the damage in Mississippi. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong low pressure system and associated cold front caused numerous severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes across central Alabama. | |||||||||||
| 47.1 | 1989-02-20 | 2 | 33°47'N / 88°33'W | 2.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 47.5 | 1958-04-05 | 2 | 34°40'N / 87°32'W | 34°46'N / 87°26'W | 8.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Colbert |
| 47.7 | 2003-05-07 | 2 | 33°57'N / 88°56'W | 33°54'N / 88°43'W | 16.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Chickasaw |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down near Houston and tracked east-southeast and eventually crossed in Monroe County. Forty structures were damaged or destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 47.9 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°05'N / 89°14'W | 34°22'N / 88°51'W | 23.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 6 | 43 | 28.0M | 0 | Pontotoc |
| Brief Description: The tornado continued in Pontotoc moving in near Robbs and tracking northeast through the county. The tornado moved through the entire county eventually moving into extreme southeast Union county near the town of Blue Springs. The tornado produced much of its damage between Algona and Pontotoc. At least 360 homes, 15 businesses and 2 churches were damaged or destroyed in Pontotoc. Among the homes destroyed was a restored antebellum plantation home listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. M9PH, F65PH, M40PH, M36OU, F72PH, M4PH | |||||||||||
| 48.1 | 1953-05-14 | 2 | 33°41'N / 88°33'W | 33°49'N / 88°26'W | 11.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Monroe |
| 48.3 | 1963-03-11 | 2 | 33°44'N / 88°26'W | 2.00 Miles | 23 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 48.3 | 1989-01-07 | 2 | 33°48'N / 88°41'W | 33°48'N / 88°36'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 49.7 | 1957-04-04 | 3 | 35°03'N / 88°36'W | 35°07'N / 88°30'W | 7.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 11 | 250K | 0 | Mcnairy |
| 49.7 | 1976-04-24 | 2 | 34°29'N / 89°15'W | 34°31'N / 88°57'W | 17.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 49.8 | 1964-03-04 | 3 | 35°03'N / 88°16'W | 35°13'N / 88°08'W | 13.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Hardin |
| 49.9 | 1975-02-22 | 3 | 34°39'N / 89°05'W | 34°44'N / 89°00'W | 7.60 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tippah |
| 49.9 | 2004-12-07 | 2 | 34°04'N / 89°00'W | 34°04'N / 89°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | Chickasaw |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down just northeast of Houlka and moved northeast. Four homes were heavily damaged. A mother and her child were trapped in one of the homes but were not injured. One other home suffered some shingle damage. Numerous trees were also blown down. | |||||||||||
* 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.