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The chance of earthquake damage in 38922 Zip Code is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 38922 Zip Code is much lower than Mississippi average and is higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #109

38922 Zip Code	0.05
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

38922 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, #482

38922 Zip Code	187.45
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 2,223 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 38922 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:	12
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	182	Hail:	705	Heat:	18	Heavy Snow:	5
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	4	Ice Storm:	5	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	7
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,229	Tropical Storm:	2	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	10	Winter Weather:	8
Other:	34

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near 38922 Zip Code.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 38922 Zip Code.

No historical earthquake events found in or near 38922 Zip Code.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 90 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 38922 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.9	1956-04-03	2	33°36'N / 90°27'W	34°19'N / 88°49'W	105.9 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Leflore
6.4	1975-03-12	2	33°58'N / 89°45'W		1.00 Mile	60 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yalobusha
7.0	1973-03-10	2	33°43'N / 89°47'W	33°59'N / 89°39'W	19.90 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grenada
10.5	1969-06-21	2	33°53'N / 89°49'W	33°48'N / 89°46'W	6.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Grenada
11.3	1984-04-21	2	34°00'N / 89°55'W	34°05'N / 89°40'W	14.00 Miles	10 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Yalobusha
13.5	1971-02-21	4	33°41'N / 90°08'W	34°31'N / 89°24'W	71.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Grenada
14.1	1971-02-04	2	33°43'N / 89°36'W	33°46'N / 89°31'W	6.10 Miles	33 Yards	7	0	25K	0	Grenada
15.9	1988-12-27	2	34°09'N / 89°38'W	34°10'N / 89°33'W	5.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Yalobusha
17.5	1968-12-27	2	33°46'N / 89°55'W	33°44'N / 89°48'W	7.30 Miles	123 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Grenada
18.2	1974-04-12	2	33°41'N / 89°45'W				0	0	25K	0	Grenada
19.2	1990-12-21	3	33°45'N / 89°57'W	33°50'N / 89°55'W	3.50 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grenada
19.3	2000-01-03	2	34°10'N / 89°33'W	34°14'N / 89°33'W	2.20 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Yalobusha
		Brief Description: The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county. One home was blown three feet off its foundation with only the west facing wall left standing. Two mobile homes were completely destroyed. Nine other homes and one barn recieved moderate to extensive damage.
19.3	1997-03-01	3	34°04'N / 89°26'W	34°10'N / 89°21'W	5.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	1	10K	0	Calhoun
		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.
19.7	1965-01-23	2	33°51'N / 89°19'W		0.50 Mile	23 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Calhoun
20.6	1975-03-12	2	34°04'N / 89°24'W	34°04'N / 89°15'W	8.50 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Calhoun
22.0	2001-02-24	3	34°02'N / 89°21'W	34°05'N / 89°14'W	8.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	10K	0	Calhoun
		Brief Description: The tornado began in rural Calhoun county and tracked northeast moving into Pontotoc county near Matthews.
23.0	1973-11-20	3	33°41'N / 90°03'W	33°48'N / 89°54'W	11.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Grenada
23.6	1975-03-12	2	34°00'N / 90°03'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	7	3K	0	Tallahatchie
24.1	1974-04-01	2	33°40'N / 89°55'W				0	0	25K	0	Carroll
24.2	1974-04-01	2	33°48'N / 89°18'W	33°47'N / 89°13'W	5.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Calhoun
24.7	1984-04-21	3	33°38'N / 89°24'W	33°42'N / 89°19'W	7.00 Miles	10 Yards	2	4	25.0M	0	Leflore
27.2	1997-03-01	3	34°10'N / 89°22'W	34°16'N / 89°16'W	5.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	10K	0	Lafayette
		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.
27.5	1984-04-21	2	33°51'N / 90°20'W	34°00'N / 89°55'W	22.00 Miles	10 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tallahatchie
28.2	2000-01-03	2	34°11'N / 89°31'W	34°23'N / 89°16'W	21.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	3	100K	0	Lafayette
		Brief Description: The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county. In the town of Paris in the southwest part of the county, a frame house was lifted off its foundation with the back end of the house completely blown out. One person in the house was injured. A nearby house under construction was severly damaged. Several other homes in the area received minor damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado also produced some damage in the towns of Denmark and Lafayette Springs.
28.4	1980-06-24	2	33°57'N / 90°10'W	33°54'N / 90°07'W	4.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tallahatchie
29.8	1988-12-27	2	33°49'N / 90°13'W	33°54'N / 90°06'W	12.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tallahatchie
30.9	1952-08-03	2	34°22'N / 89°31'W		0.30 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lafayette
31.2	1974-10-29	2	33°30'N / 89°48'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Montgomery
31.4	1984-04-21	3	33°42'N / 89°19'W	33°56'N / 88°55'W	23.00 Miles	10 Yards	5	2	25.0M	0	Tallahatchie
32.3	1976-03-26	2	34°22'N / 89°26'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lafayette
33.5	1970-05-10	2	34°17'N / 89°24'W	34°23'N / 89°14'W	11.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lafayette
33.5	1983-04-01	2	33°35'N / 90°03'W		1.00 Mile	73 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Carroll
34.2	1983-05-18	2	33°45'N / 90°12'W		0.70 Mile	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tallahatchie
34.2	1988-12-27	2	33°44'N / 90°14'W	33°48'N / 90°11'W	6.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Leflore
34.4	1957-11-14	3	33°27'N / 89°34'W	33°27'N / 89°26'W	7.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montgomery
34.7	1976-05-13	2	33°22'N / 89°38'W	33°30'N / 89°31'W	11.40 Miles	1320 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Montgomery
34.8	1980-10-17	2	33°26'N / 89°34'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Montgomery
35.6	1976-04-24	2	34°25'N / 89°57'W	34°26'N / 89°43'W	13.30 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Panola
36.1	1988-11-19	2	33°26'N / 89°59'W	33°31'N / 89°55'W	7.00 Miles	120 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Carroll
36.1	1978-05-12	2	34°19'N / 90°13'W	34°19'N / 89°56'W	16.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Panola
36.2	1975-03-12	2	34°22'N / 90°00'W		2.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Panola
36.7	1976-03-20	3	33°36'N / 89°11'W	33°40'N / 89°03'W	9.00 Miles	1400 Yards	1	5	250K	0	Webster
36.7	1973-11-24	3	33°40'N / 90°12'W				0	0	3K	0	Leflore
36.9	2008-02-05	3	34°24'N / 89°31'W	34°30'N / 89°27'W	7.00 Miles	1000 Yards	0	14	35.0M	0K	Lafayette
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in the Lafayette County Industrial Park on County Road 166 north of Oxford. The tornado destroyed the Ability Works Incorporated plant and tracked northeast hitting a county owned speculation warehouse and the Caterpillar Plant. The Elliot Lumber Company was also heavily damaged. The tornado then tracked northeast crossing County Road 101 near the County Road 104 intersection. In this area the Harvest Ministries Church, a mobile home and a veterinary clinic were all destroyed. Tree damage was noted as the tornado crossed Highway 7. The tornado continued northeast inflicting heavy damage along County Road 291 where 12 homes and mobile homes were destroyed. The tornado then damaged 2,500 acres of the Holly Springs National Forest before lifting about 2 miles east of Abbeville. A total of about 70 structures were damaged or destroyed. Eleven homes were destroyed and about 15 suffered heavy damage. About 10 mobile homes were destroyed or heavily damaged. Nine commericial structures were destroyed with another 6 suffering heavy damage. The rest of the structures had minor to moderate damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong low pressure system tracked from Northern Arkansas into Southern Missouri during the evening hours of February 5th, 2008. Supercells developed out ahead of the system during the late afternoon into the early evening. The storms produced tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. As the supercells moved east during the evening, a cold front moved into North Mississippi. A squall line developed along the front and produced another round of large hail and damaging winds. The front continued to push east into the overnight hours.
37.4	1968-12-27	2	34°03'N / 90°17'W				1	5	0K	0	Tallahatchie
37.5	1976-04-24	2	34°26'N / 89°43'W	34°29'N / 89°15'W	26.80 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Lafayette
38.1	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.
38.4	1973-11-20	2	33°30'N / 90°04'W				0	0	250K	0	Leflore
38.6	1968-12-27	2	33°41'N / 90°18'W	33°43'N / 90°13'W	5.60 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Leflore
39.2	1997-03-01	3	34°16'N / 89°14'W	34°23'N / 89°04'W	10.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	650K	0	Pontotoc
		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.
39.5	1968-03-11	2	33°31'N / 90°07'W		1.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Leflore
39.6	2010-05-02	2	34°29'N / 89°30'W	34°30'N / 89°29'W	1.00 Mile	75 Yards	1	0	250K	0K	Lafayette
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down just southwest of Abbeville and tracked northeast hitting the south side of Abbeville. The tornado lifted along County Road 215. One fatality occurred when a single family home was destroyed. A double wide mobile home was also destroyed. Three other homes sustained major damage. Numerous trees were also uprooted along the path. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010. South to southwest winds pumped warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and created a very unstable atmosphere. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the front during the early evening hours and moved east into Eastern Arkansas shortly before midnight. Additional thunderstorms occurred in association with the upper level disturbance. Due to the unstable atmosphere, thunderstorms quickly became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding. The severe weather evolved into an outbreak by May 1st and 2nd. Historic rainfall and flash flooding in addition to large hail and damaging winds occurred during the early morning hours of May 1st with several tornadoes occurring during the afternoon hours of May 1st to early morning hours of May 2nd.
40.0	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
40.3	1970-04-01	2	33°30'N / 90°19'W	33°40'N / 90°06'W	16.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Leflore
40.9	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
41.0	1964-11-19	2	34°12'N / 90°18'W	34°24'N / 90°07'W	17.30 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Quitman
41.7	1955-06-22	2	34°09'N / 90°25'W	34°30'N / 89°59'W	34.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Quitman
42.0	1990-12-21	3	33°16'N / 89°51'W	33°24'N / 89°41'W	13.00 Miles	880 Yards	1	15	2.5M	0	Carroll
42.6	1962-02-23	2	34°33'N / 89°38'W				0	1	3K	0	Lafayette
42.9	1966-11-10	2	34°15'N / 89°00'W				0	0	25K	0	Pontotoc
42.9	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
43.0	1975-02-22	3	34°27'N / 89°18'W	34°30'N / 89°15'W	4.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	2	3K	0	Lafayette
43.0	1962-02-22	2	33°47'N / 88°55'W				0	0	25K	0	Grenada
43.3	1973-04-24	2	33°54'N / 90°24'W				0	42	2.5M	0	Tallahatchie
43.9	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
44.0	1963-03-11	4	33°16'N / 89°26'W	33°30'N / 89°05'W	25.80 Miles	440 Yards	2	5	0K	0	Choctaw
44.3	1963-03-11	4	33°30'N / 89°05'W	33°33'N / 89°01'W	5.10 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Oktibbeha
44.3	1971-02-21	2	34°16'N / 88°59'W				0	0	0K	0	Pontotoc
44.5	1974-01-28	2	33°44'N / 90°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Leflore
45.3	1974-01-28	2	33°26'N / 89°08'W				0	1	25K	0	Choctaw
45.4	1973-11-26	3	33°35'N / 89°17'W	33°59'N / 88°28'W	54.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Webster
45.7	1976-03-20	3	33°40'N / 89°03'W	33°49'N / 88°43'W	21.70 Miles	1400 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Clay
46.0	2001-11-24	2	34°09'N / 90°27'W	34°27'N / 90°11'W	27.00 Miles	300 Yards	2	16	5.0M	0	Quitman
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down in the western part of the county near Walnut and tracked northeast eventually crossing into Panola county. Two women were killed when the tornado destroyed their homes. Numerous buildings were destroyed in the county. A cotton plant was damaged just west of the town of Belen. Over 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. F73PH, F61PH
46.0	1975-03-12	2	34°04'N / 90°26'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Tallahatchie
46.6	1978-05-12	2	34°19'N / 90°25'W	34°19'N / 90°13'W	11.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Quitman
46.9	1992-11-22	4	33°12'N / 89°19'W	33°29'N / 89°10'W	21.00 Miles	880 Yards	1	12	25.0M	0	Choctaw
47.0	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.
47.1	2008-05-02	2	34°27'N / 89°09'W	34°29'N / 89°07'W	3.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0K	Union
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado first touched down in the Enterprise community in Western Union County near County Road 46 where a couple of sheds were destroyed and trees were uprooted. The intensifying tornado moved northeast causing damage to the roofs and exterior walls of several homes. The tornado was at its most powerful as it crossed State Highway 30. A gas station canopy and sign along with several large buildings were damaged. One large metal building suffered moderate damage. There was roof damage to a church and the steeple was knocked down. Many trees were knocked down and several power poles were snapped. A large bus was flipped on to its side. The tornado lifted near County Road 51 or about 2 miles northeast of Enterprise. There was minor damage in this area with several large trees uprooted and minor roof damage to a home. Along the entire track about 20 homes suffered at least some damage. 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.
47.2	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
47.3	2000-01-03	3	34°23'N / 89°15'W	34°36'N / 89°05'W	20.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Union
		Brief Description: The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county. In the town of Pinedale in southwest Union county, a new brick and vinyl siding home was obliterated. The debris extended up to 400 yards where a large freezer landed in a lake. A nearby pickup truck was rolled 20 yards and sustained extensive damage. Trees two to three feet in diameter were completely uprooted. In the town of Enterprise, a mobile home was completely destroyed and a conventional home sustained severe damage. Four other homes received extensive structural damage. The West Union School had minor roof damage and had numerous windows blown out. In the town of Myrtle, two mobile homes were destroyed and another mobile home was flipped on its side. In all, more than 60 homes were damaged in Union county.
47.4	2010-04-24	3	33°17'N / 89°22'W	33°24'N / 89°05'W	18.00 Miles	1883 Yards	5	35	90.0M	6.0M	Choctaw
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado moved into Choctaw County and crossed Black Road around 128 pm. Here, minor damage occurred to a brick home. Tree damage in this area was more substantial and was in the upper EF2 range. Thousands of trees were uprooted and snapped. Many trees were also splintered in this area. The tornado then crossed Highway 413, just east of French Camp. The tornado reached high end EF3 intensity at this point and produced significant structural damage to a number of structures. Wind speeds ranged from 155 to 165 mph at this location. Three well built brick homes were nearly flattened with only 1 outer wall left standing. Other well built structures sustained major damage to the roof. The Crossroads Grocery was destroyed as the cinder-block structure collapsed on itself. Several vehicles were thrown in this area including at semi-truck. A cell tower was snapped in half. The intense damage continued along the track across Stuart-Weir Road and White Road. Several more structures were severely damaged or destroyed in this area along with significant devastation to timber. Along Pisgah and Dotson Roads, some of the most severe damage occurred and this was the location of the 5 fatalities. Here, dozens of mobile homes and conventional foundation homes were destroyed. Multiple vehicles were thrown with a few landing in trees. The widest part of the tornado was in this general area where it was 1.07 miles wide. The EF3 intensity damage occurred for about 4 miles. The tornado weakened as it tracked toward the Chester Community and crossed Weir-Salem Road and Chester-Mills Road. Here the damage was mostly tree damage with a dozen of homes or so receiving minor to major damage. Some homes had a small portion of roof torn off or shingles peeled away. One well built home was shifted off the foundation with a portion of the back of the home collapsed. Again, timber damage was significant with a large area of pine forest heavily damaged. EF2 damaged was noted there. The tornado continued through Chester and toward Highway 9 and Highway 15. Here mainly EF1 tree damage occurred. The only exception was at and just to the east of the intersection with Highway 9 and Highway 790. Here some low end EF2 tree damage was noted. The tornado then crossed Highway 15 and continued just along and to the south of Macedonia Road. EF1 tree damage occurred in this area as well. The tornado continued into Oktibbeha County just east of of the Reform-Sturgis Road. 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.
47.6	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
47.9	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
48.5	1971-02-21	3	33°51'N / 90°31'W	33°58'N / 90°28'W	8.60 Miles	33 Yards	3	0	0K	0	Sunflower
48.9	1988-01-19	3	33°47'N / 88°52'W	33°49'N / 88°45'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Clay
49.1	1976-04-24	3	34°21'N / 90°24'W	34°22'N / 90°16'W	7.70 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Quitman
49.5	2001-11-24	2	34°27'N / 90°12'W	34°33'N / 90°09'W	7.50 Miles	300 Yards	1	12	2.0M	0	Panola
		Brief Description: The tornado moved into the far western part of Panola county from Quitman county and tracked northeast eventually moving into Tate county. One girl was killed when the mobile home where she was staying was destroyed. A cluster of homes and a Baptist church were destroyed. In all 35 homes damaged or destroyed. F10MH
49.8	1963-03-11	4	33°10'N / 89°39'W	33°16'N / 89°26'W	14.30 Miles	440 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Attala
49.9	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
49.9	1988-11-19	3	33°54'N / 90°32'W	33°58'N / 90°30'W	4.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Sunflower

* 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.