Beechwood, MS Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Beechwood is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Beechwood is much higher than Mississippi average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #448
| Beechwood, MS | 0.00 |
| 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
| Beechwood, MS | 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, #68
| Beechwood, MS | 373.65 |
| 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 3,891 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Beechwood, MS 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: | 308 | Hail: | 1,271 | Heat: | 21 | Heavy Snow: | 5 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 3 | Ice Storm: | 6 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 8 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 2,183 | Tropical Storm: | 2 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 10 | Winter Weather: | 5 |
| Other: | 53 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Beechwood, MS.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Beechwood, MS.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Beechwood, MS.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 147 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Beechwood, MS.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 3.4 | 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 |
| 5.4 | 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 |
| 7.4 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°20'N / 90°56'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 7.6 | 1966-06-16 | 2 | 32°26'N / 90°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Warren | |
| 7.7 | 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 |
| 8.8 | 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 |
| 8.8 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 9.1 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°20'N / 90°39'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hinds | |
| 10.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 10.3 | 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 |
| 11.4 | 2004-12-07 | 2 | 32°13'N / 90°44'W | 32°18'N / 90°32'W | 13.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Hinds |
| Brief Description: This tornado moved into Hinds county from Claiborne county and intensified as it tracked northeast across west-central Hinds county. A few thousand trees were uprooted and snapped along the 13 mile path. Just off State Highway 27, large barn was severely damaged and a home had its roof torn off along Newman Road. On Puckett Road, a home was damaged and the garage had its roof torn off. A few more homes sustained damage as the tornado moved northeast. The tornado dissipated 5 miles southwest of Bolton. The total path length across Warren, Claiborne and Hinds county was 26 miles. | |||||||||||
| 11.7 | 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 |
| 13.3 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 32°21'N / 91°02'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 14.0 | 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 |
| 14.2 | 1990-12-21 | 2 | 32°13'N / 91°04'W | 32°15'N / 90°58'W | 5.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 17.4 | 1983-05-20 | 2 | 32°15'N / 90°33'W | 32°18'N / 90°29'W | 4.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hinds |
| 18.2 | 1996-04-22 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°13'W | 32°22'N / 91°01'W | 15.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 0 | Madison |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado moved across Madison Parish to the Mississippi River and continued into Warren county in Mississippi. Twenty to thirty structures were damaged or destroyed along the path of this tornado. The weaker structures such as barns and outhouses were destroyed and the houses had major damage. Numerous trees were blown down along the path. One injury occurred when a man was thrown out of his barn and landed in a field. | |||||||||||
| 18.4 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 18.5 | 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 |
| 18.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 19.5 | 1978-04-17 | 3 | 32°07'N / 90°37'W | 32°08'N / 90°33'W | 4.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 19.7 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°04'N / 90°55'W | 0.10 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Claiborne | |
| 21.7 | 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 |
| 21.7 | 1973-01-18 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°10'W | 0.20 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 21.9 | 1974-01-28 | 3 | 32°07'N / 90°43'W | 32°17'N / 90°13'W | 31.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 22.7 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 32°13'N / 91°14'W | 32°22'N / 91°09'W | 10.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
| 23.6 | 1981-06-10 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°12'W | 0.10 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Madison | |
| 24.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 24.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 24.7 | 1982-04-03 | 2 | 32°02'N / 91°02'W | 0 | 40 | 0K | 0 | Adams | |||
| 25.5 | 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 |
| 26.1 | 1953-04-24 | 2 | 31°43'N / 91°04'W | 32°35'N / 89°46'W | 96.70 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jefferson |
| 26.4 | 1953-01-22 | 2 | 31°55'N / 90°37'W | 32°07'N / 90°30'W | 15.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Humphreys |
| 26.5 | 1978-04-17 | 3 | 31°57'N / 91°11'W | 32°04'N / 90°54'W | 18.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25.0M | 0 | Claiborne |
| 27.5 | 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 |
| 27.7 | 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 |
| 28.0 | 1966-03-03 | 5 | 32°11'N / 90°33'W | 32°21'N / 90°07'W | 27.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 57 | 504 | 25.0M | 0 | Hinds |
| 28.4 | 1958-02-26 | 3 | 31°59'N / 90°32'W | 32°03'N / 90°28'W | 6.20 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 28.9 | 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 |
| 29.1 | 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 |
| 29.4 | 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 |
| 29.5 | 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 |
| 29.7 | 1983-04-01 | 2 | 32°13'N / 90°19'W | 0.70 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Rankin | |
| 30.0 | 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 |
| 30.1 | 1983-05-18 | 3 | 32°03'N / 91°16'W | 32°12'N / 91°15'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tensas |
| 30.7 | 1958-02-26 | 3 | 32°03'N / 90°28'W | 32°18'N / 90°10'W | 24.60 Miles | 60 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 31.5 | 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 |
| 32.0 | 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 |
| 32.4 | 1973-11-26 | 3 | 32°02'N / 90°23'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Copiah | |||
| 33.0 | 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 |
| 33.1 | 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 |
| 33.1 | 2010-12-31 | 2 | 32°05'N / 90°22'W | 32°13'N / 90°12'W | 14.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0K | Hinds |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado first touched down in Midway Estates just to the west of Midway Road. Initially the tornado knocked down a few trees and caused minor shingle damage to roofs. The tornado tracked northeast crossing Tank Road, Green Gable Road, and Lebanon-Pinegrove Road. The damage was predominantly downed trees and minor structural damage. The tornado then moved nearly parallel to Interstate 55 and passed through Byram. Numerous structures were damaged, dozens of billboards were blown out, a tanker truck was overturned, numerous power poles were snapped and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado was the most intense at this point with winds estimated to be around 120 mph. In addition, the maximum path width of 1/2 mile occurred in Byram. The tornado then crossed the Pearl River into Rankin County. The tornado was on the ground for almost 14 miles in Hinds County with a total path length of 26 miles through both Hinds and Rankin Counties. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A potent storm system brought a prolonged outbreak of severe thunderstorms to the Lower Mississippi Valley region from the afternoon hours of New Years Eve lasting through the morning hours of New Years Day. This rare combination of high instability and wind shear is mainly what supported the large outbreak and multiple strong tornadoes. National Weather Service storm survey teams found 11 total tornadoes which occurred during this event. Of the 11, two were EF-3 with two more EF-2. Six were EF-1 with one EF-0. Damaging straight line winds also brought numerous trees and large limbs down across the area. Large hail also occurred during the event with reports ranging from quarter to golf ball size. In addition, flash flooding was a significant issue across the area. Roads were flooded in several locations, some vehicles were submerged in flood waters, and a few evacuations took place as a result of rising flood waters. | |||||||||||
| 33.2 | 1975-03-23 | 2 | 32°41'N / 91°12'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |||
| 33.2 | 1984-04-08 | 2 | 31°53'N / 91°08'W | 31°56'N / 91°00'W | 8.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 33.4 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 32°04'N / 90°23'W | 32°15'N / 90°10'W | 14.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Hinds |
| 33.4 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 32°32'N / 90°17'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 33.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 33.8 | 1995-03-07 | 2 | 32°10'N / 91°21'W | 1.00 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tensas | |
| Brief Description: A tornado destroyed four houses and damaged seventeen others. Trees and power lines downed in several places. A women suffered a broken hip and arm. Also numerous trees and power lines were downed and schools were closed in Newellton for the day due to no electricity. Tornado path length and width estimated. | |||||||||||
| 34.0 | 2005-09-25 | 2 | 31°51'N / 90°58'W | 31°52'N / 90°56'W | 2.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 20K | 100K | Claiborne |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado touched down in the Red Lick Community, of Jefferson county, and tracked northeast into Claiborne county. Extensive tree damage occurred along the path with hundreds of trees uprooted and snapped. One mobile home was destroyed and a framed house had most of the roof torn off and an outside wall blown out. One injury occurred as the mobile home was rolled over and destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 34.5 | 1950-03-27 | 2 | 32°17'N / 90°16'W | 32°18'N / 90°10'W | 6.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 35.2 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°23'N / 91°28'W | 32°32'N / 91°19'W | 13.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 11 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
| 35.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 35.2 | 1967-12-20 | 2 | 32°05'N / 90°17'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hinds | |
| 35.4 | 1976-02-18 | 2 | 32°18'N / 90°18'W | 32°22'N / 90°06'W | 12.70 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 50 | 2.5M | 0 | Hinds |
| 35.6 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°26'N / 91°25'W | 32°29'N / 91°23'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
| 35.8 | 1984-05-07 | 3 | 32°44'N / 91°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 36.0 | 1950-03-27 | 2 | 32°17'N / 90°16'W | 32°18'N / 90°07'W | 9.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 36.1 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°18'N / 91°30'W | 32°25'N / 91°21'W | 12.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 36.3 | 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 |
| 36.4 | 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 |
| 36.5 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 36.6 | 1980-04-25 | 2 | 32°04'N / 90°16'W | 1.00 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hinds | |
| 37.5 | 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 |
| 37.6 | 2005-09-25 | 2 | 31°47'N / 91°00'W | 31°50'N / 90°56'W | 5.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 1 | 300K | 500K | Jefferson |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado touched down in the Red Lick Community, of Jefferson county, and tracked northeast into Claiborne county. Extensive tree damage occurred along the path with hundreds of trees uprooted and snapped. One mobile home was destroyed and a framed house had most of the roof torn off and an outside wall blown out. One injury occurred as the mobile home was rolled over and destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 38.0 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 38.0 | 1971-05-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°27'W | 1.00 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 38.0 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 32°15'N / 90°10'W | 32°18'N / 90°09'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Rankin |
| 38.1 | 1983-11-20 | 2 | 32°53'N / 90°53'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sharkey | |
| 38.3 | 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 |
| 38.3 | 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 |
| 38.4 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 31°51'N / 91°29'W | 32°13'N / 91°14'W | 26.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Tensas |
| 38.5 | 1995-03-07 | 2 | 32°04'N / 91°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tensas | |
| Brief Description: A tornado destroyed a grocery store along Louisiana Highway 4 and damaged a house roof directly across the highway from the store. Path length and width estimated. | |||||||||||
| 38.5 | 1999-01-21 | 3 | 32°02'N / 91°30'W | 32°13'N / 91°20'W | 14.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Tensas |
| Brief Description: A combined fifty house trailers and houses were completely destroyed by this tornado. Hundreds of trees were either downed or snapped off. A metal fishing boat was wrapped around a tree. Many cotton hoppers were flipped over several times. Vehicles were thrown 250 to 300 feet, one of which was left suspended in a tree. | |||||||||||
| 38.6 | 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 |
| 38.8 | 1991-11-19 | 2 | 32°48'N / 91°11'W | 0.70 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 38.9 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 31°55'N / 91°15'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tensas | |
| 39.3 | 1976-03-29 | 4 | 31°47'N / 90°39'W | 31°57'N / 90°12'W | 28.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Copiah |
| 39.5 | 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 |
| 39.8 | 1976-03-30 | 3 | 31°45'N / 90°44'W | 31°47'N / 90°40'W | 4.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 40.5 | 1969-01-23 | 4 | 31°46'N / 90°44'W | 31°54'N / 90°10'W | 34.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 11 | 140 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 40.8 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°50'N / 91°11'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 40.9 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 41.0 | 1992-11-21 | 4 | 31°58'N / 90°12'W | 32°05'N / 90°13'W | 5.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Simpson |
| 41.1 | 2004-11-23 | 3 | 31°43'N / 91°12'W | 31°51'N / 90°56'W | 18.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0 | Jefferson |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down just west of the Natchez Trace, 8 miles west of Fayette and tracked northeast for 18 miles across Jefferson county. Between the Natchez Trace and highway 553 the tornado was in its early stages and produced F0 damage by downing several trees. Between highway 553 and US Highway 61 this tornado began to intensify and downed or snapped hundreds of trees. One mobile home and two sheds sustained minor damage as they were located on the northern edge of the circulation. As it approached US Highway 61, it moved through an open field and was at its widest point, 600 yards. Here a string of seven power poles were snapped and a large tractor shed was destroyed. The frame of the shed was made of large I-beams. These beams were snapped from their base as the shed was blown away. In the area around US Highway 61 four homes sustained major roof damage. On the east side of the highway one of these homes lost almost the entire roof and had every window blown out. For a three mile stretch between US Highway 61 and highway 552 the tornado was at its strongest and produced F3 damage. Every tree in the forest, along this stretch, was uprooted or snapped. The tornado began to weaken after passing across highway 552 and dissipated just on the other side of the Claiborne county line. | |||||||||||
| 41.3 | 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 |
| 41.3 | 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 | |||||||||||
| 41.6 | 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 |
| 41.7 | 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 |
| 41.7 | 1953-01-22 | 2 | 31°33'N / 90°53'W | 31°55'N / 90°37'W | 29.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 41.9 | 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 |
| 42.1 | 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 |
| 42.3 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 31°50'N / 91°25'W | 31°59'N / 91°14'W | 16.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tensas |
| 42.5 | 1969-01-23 | 4 | 31°41'N / 91°03'W | 31°46'N / 90°44'W | 19.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson |
| 42.6 | 1983-05-19 | 2 | 32°27'N / 90°07'W | 32°29'N / 90°04'W | 4.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
| 42.8 | 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 |
| 42.9 | 1992-11-21 | 4 | 31°58'N / 90°14'W | 31°58'N / 90°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Copiah |
| 42.9 | 2000-11-08 | 2 | 31°57'N / 91°32'W | 32°06'N / 91°21'W | 16.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0 | Tensas |
| Brief Description: This tornado moved out of extreme southeastern Franklin Parish into west central Tensas Parish. The tornado completely destroyed a mobile home. Four houses were heavily damaged, including a brick home. Several people in the brick home received minor injuries. Several deer camps were heavily damaged or destroyed. Several farm buildings sustained damage. Numerous trees were blown down along the path of the storm. This tornado, which had tracked a total of 25 miles across portions of Catahoula, Franklin, and Tensas Parishes, dissipated in Tensas Parish about five miles east of Newlight. | |||||||||||
| 42.9 | 1983-11-19 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°31'W | 32°33'N / 91°30'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
| 43.2 | 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 |
| 43.3 | 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 |
| 43.6 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°24'N / 91°35'W | 32°30'N / 91°30'W | 7.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
| 43.7 | 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 |
| 43.8 | 1990-12-21 | 3 | 31°48'N / 91°30'W | 31°59'N / 91°11'W | 18.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tensas |
| 44.0 | 2005-09-25 | 2 | 31°42'N / 91°08'W | 31°48'N / 91°04'W | 10.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 180K | 300K | Jefferson |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado touched down a few miles west-southwest of Fayette and tracked north-northeast for 10 miles. Extensive tree damage occurred along the path with hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted. A couple of mobile homes were damaged and a house had part of its roof taken off. | |||||||||||
| 44.2 | 1976-03-30 | 3 | 31°40'N / 91°11'W | 31°45'N / 90°44'W | 27.00 Miles | 1583 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson |
| 44.8 | 1974-06-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 45.1 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 45.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 45.2 | 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 |
| 45.3 | 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 |
| 46.2 | 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 |
| 46.5 | 2005-04-06 | 3 | 32°08'N / 90°07'W | 32°17'N / 89°56'W | 15.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 6 | 11.0M | 150K | Rankin |
| Brief Description: This tornado developed just SE of Florence between US Highway 49 and State Highway 469. For the first 3 miles, the tornado steadily gained strength and downed many trees and power lines. At this time the intensity was F1 and F2. As the tornado approached the community of Monterey its intensity increased. The most significant damage occurred along a 2 mile path a few miles SE and E of Monterey. Thomasville Road and E Monterey Road were the hardest hit. Here the tornado destroyed or significantly damaged nearly 3 dozen homes, a dozen mobile homes and caused 6 injuries. The tornado continued to move to the NE and moved through the Richland Creek bottom. As it continued NE toward the south side of Brandon, the tornado weakened. The path crossed Star Road and then State Highway 18. Where it crossed Highway 18, the tornado damaged the new Brandon High School, which was under construction, and demolished several construction trailers. The damage to the school comprised of a portion of the roof blown off and windows blown out. The tornado continued to weaken, downing more trees, as it crossed Shiloh Road, Interstate 20 and US Highway 80 where it dissipated. This tornado did cause significant timber damage, mainly between Monterey and where it cross Interstate 20. Several thousand trees were snapped, uprooted or damaged by this wide and long track strong tornado. | |||||||||||
| 46.7 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°35'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Richland | |||
| 46.7 | 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 |
| 46.9 | 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 |
| 47.1 | 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 |
| 47.1 | 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 |
| 47.3 | 2008-12-09 | 2 | 32°06'N / 90°03'W | 32°07'N / 90°02'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 800K | 0K | Rankin |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado touched down just northwest of Star along Highway 49 and tracked along Muse Road for a mile. The tornado caused extensive damage to the Star baseball field. It knocked down the light fixtures off the poles. Metal fences were blown down and the dugout structure was destroyed. Damage to a couple of cars in the area also occurred due to fallen trees. The tornado damaged a residence with an 8 foot hole to the roof and completely destroyed a well constructed metal outbuilding that housed a small personal airplane. This is where the tornado was at peak intensity with winds estimated to be around 112 mph and a rating of EF2. Most of the other damage along the path was uprooted and snapped trees. The top to a small well house was also toppled. 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. | |||||||||||
| 47.6 | 1958-02-26 | 3 | 32°18'N / 90°10'W | 32°35'N / 89°50'W | 27.60 Miles | 60 Yards | 1 | 14 | 250K | 0 | Rankin |
| 47.6 | 1975-01-10 | 2 | 32°13'N / 90°02'W | 32°15'N / 89°58'W | 4.50 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rankin |
| 47.7 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°28'N / 91°39'W | 32°29'N / 91°34'W | 5.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
| 47.9 | 2006-05-10 | 2 | 31°40'N / 91°00'W | 31°38'N / 90°52'W | 7.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 120K | 500K | Jefferson |
| Brief Description: This tornado was the 3rd tornado to occur from supercell 3. The tornado touched down about 5 miles southeast of Fayette and tracked east for 7 miles across southern Jefferson County. Much of the damage along the path was to trees, where thousands were snapped and uprooted. The most intense damage was in a small area about 6 miles west-southwest of Union Church along Perth Road where nearly every tree, many of them large, in a heavily forested area were snapped or uprooted. The damage here was rated at the low end of F2 with the rest of the path consisting of F1 damage. Luckily no homes were in the path of the tornado, but two sheds were destroyed and a gazebo was heavily damaged. | |||||||||||
| 48.0 | 1978-04-17 | 2 | 31°42'N / 90°27'W | 31°44'N / 90°25'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Copiah |
| 48.1 | 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 |
| 48.2 | 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 |
| 48.6 | 1950-03-27 | 2 | 32°18'N / 90°10'W | 32°29'N / 89°47'W | 25.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rankin |
| 48.6 | 1977-12-24 | 3 | 31°48'N / 90°20'W | 31°48'N / 90°12'W | 8.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 48.9 | 2003-04-06 | 2 | 31°38'N / 90°37'W | 31°42'N / 90°27'W | 10.00 Miles | 1230 Yards | 0 | 6 | 1.0M | 0 | Lincoln |
| Brief Description: This tornado started 4 miles SE of Caseyville and continued to the NE for 10 miles when it entered Copiah county at 7:46 pm, at the intersection of Interstate 55 and the county line. This tornado caused minor damage to numerous homes with several homes sustaining major damage in the form of having their roofs blown off. This tornado also took down two 500 kilowatt towers. In addition to the structural damage, hundereds of trees were snapped and uprooted. To put the entire event into perspective, areas just to the N of Interstate 20 and extending W to E across the entire state, experienced a 125 year rainfall event. Rainfall totals ranged from 7 to 12 inches which all fell in about 18 hours. Due to the large amounts of rain, river flooding quickly became a major problem. The Pelahatchie Creek experienced a 100 year flood. The Chunky River, at Chunky, set a new record. This river actually flooded a portion of Interstate 20 which had to be closed for a few hours. The Chickasawhay River at Enterprise also set a record. In addition to all the flash flooding, the river flooding caused major damage to homes and flooded numerous roads. | |||||||||||
| 49.1 | 2004-02-05 | 2 | 31°59'N / 90°06'W | 32°06'N / 89°59'W | 8.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Simpson |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down just to the northwest of Harrisville and tracked northeast, passing just to the west of Braxton. This tornado caused damage to several homes along Star-Braxton Road. These homes sustained mainly roof damage along with a few homes having windows blown out. One well-constructed home had its roof peeled back. This roofing material was blown several hundred feet down wind and wrapped around trees and a fence. The worst damage occurred 1.5 miles west-norhtwest of Braxton. Here, 70 percent of the forest was flattened. The tornado continued to move northeast into Rankin county, crossing Highway 49 at the Simpson and Rankin county line. | |||||||||||
| 49.1 | 1992-11-21 | 4 | 32°05'N / 90°13'W | 32°29'N / 89°43'W | 37.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 10 | 98 | 25.0M | 0 | Rankin |
| 49.3 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 32°09'N / 92°09'W | 32°27'N / 91°09'W | 61.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Caldwell |
| 49.4 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 31°42'N / 90°24'W | 31°43'N / 90°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 49.5 | 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 |
| 49.7 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 31°42'N / 90°25'W | 31°43'N / 90°22'W | 4.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 49.7 | 1953-02-20 | 2 | 33°02'N / 91°01'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |
| 49.7 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°59'N / 90°25'W | 32°59'N / 90°27'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Yazoo | ||
| 49.9 | 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 |
* 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.