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

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Earthquake Index, #122

Crowder, MS	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

Crowder, 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, #471

Crowder, MS	180.08
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 2,136 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Crowder, 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:	1	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	15
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	213	Hail:	658	Heat:	22	Heavy Snow:	6
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	3	Ice Storm:	9	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	10
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,144	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	11	Winter Weather:	10
Other:	33

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Crowder, MS.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Crowder, MS.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Crowder, MS.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 94 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Crowder, MS.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
9.7	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
10.6	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
11.1	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
11.9	1968-12-27	2	34°03'N / 90°17'W				1	5	0K	0	Tallahatchie
12.9	1975-03-12	2	34°00'N / 90°03'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	7	3K	0	Tallahatchie
13.5	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
14.2	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
15.5	1975-03-12	2	34°22'N / 90°00'W		2.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Panola
17.0	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
17.1	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
17.1	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
18.4	1975-03-12	2	34°04'N / 90°26'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Tallahatchie
21.2	1978-05-12	2	34°19'N / 90°31'W	34°19'N / 90°25'W	5.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Coahoma
21.8	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
21.8	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
21.8	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
22.7	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
24.1	1973-04-24	2	33°54'N / 90°24'W				0	42	2.5M	0	Tallahatchie
24.6	1955-10-28	2	34°12'N / 90°34'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Coahoma
24.6	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
25.1	1976-04-24	3	34°17'N / 90°41'W	34°21'N / 90°24'W	16.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Coahoma
26.4	1975-03-12	2	33°58'N / 89°45'W		1.00 Mile	60 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yalobusha
27.3	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
27.3	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
27.4	1974-07-16	2	34°04'N / 90°36'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Coahoma
27.8	1963-04-29	3	34°25'N / 90°34'W	34°26'N / 90°28'W	5.70 Miles	440 Yards	5	10	250K	0	Coahoma
28.3	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
28.8	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
29.4	1983-05-18	2	33°45'N / 90°12'W		0.70 Mile	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tallahatchie
29.5	2001-11-24	2	34°32'N / 90°11'W	34°40'N / 90°06'W	9.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	5	500K	0	Tate
		Brief Description: The tornado moved into the southwest part of Tate county from Panola county and lifted up northeast of Strayhorn. Numerous buildings were damaged or destroyed.
30.3	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
30.9	1964-11-19	2	34°21'N / 90°45'W	34°11'N / 90°35'W	14.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Coahoma
31.2	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
31.2	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
31.5	1962-04-28	2	34°26'N / 90°24'W	34°47'N / 90°12'W	26.70 Miles	1760 Yards	1	5	250K	0	Tunica
32.4	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
32.5	1975-05-29	2	34°37'N / 89°57'W		0.10 Mile	13 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tate
32.8	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
33.0	1975-02-22	2	34°33'N / 90°29'W	34°36'N / 90°25'W	5.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Tunica
33.3	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
33.4	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
33.5	1974-01-28	2	33°44'N / 90°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Leflore
33.6	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.
35.1	1973-11-24	3	33°40'N / 90°12'W				0	0	3K	0	Leflore
35.5	1978-12-03	2	34°31'N / 90°36'W		0.80 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Phillips
36.4	1980-04-08	2	34°42'N / 90°08'W		0.70 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tate
36.6	2009-07-30	2	34°16'N / 90°46'W	34°17'N / 90°46'W	1.00 Mile	600 Yards	0	0	2K	0K	Phillips
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed over from Burke Landing in Coahoma County Mississippi continuing to weaken and lifted shortly thereafter. A few trees were knocked down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours.
37.2	1953-12-05	2	34°12'N / 90°44'W	34°17'N / 90°50'W	8.20 Miles	30 Yards	0	11	25K	0	Coahoma
37.2	1974-04-01	2	33°40'N / 89°55'W				0	0	25K	0	Carroll
37.9	1952-08-03	2	34°22'N / 89°31'W		0.30 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lafayette
38.3	2009-07-30	2	34°15'N / 90°50'W	34°16'N / 90°46'W	4.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	750K	0K	Coahoma
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado continued northeast crossing over from Phillips County, Arkansas into Coahoma County, Mississippi and weakend. The tornado produced EF-1 damage near Burke Landing. Two hunting cabins were heavily damaged due to trees falling. An additional three to four houses were damaged. Several trees were knocked down in the area as well. The tornado continued northeast crossing back into Phillips County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours.
38.8	1962-02-23	2	34°33'N / 89°38'W				0	1	3K	0	Lafayette
39.0	1988-11-26	2	33°44'N / 90°34'W		2.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Sunflower
39.1	1954-02-27	2	34°31'N / 90°41'W	34°33'N / 90°39'W	3.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Phillips
39.2	1964-11-19	2	34°18'N / 90°51'W	34°21'N / 90°45'W	6.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Phillips
39.9	1974-04-01	2	33°51'N / 90°43'W				0	0	250K	0	Bolivar
40.1	1983-05-14	2	34°43'N / 90°23'W		2.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Tunica
40.4	1974-04-12	2	33°41'N / 89°45'W				0	0	25K	0	Grenada
40.9	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
41.0	1983-04-01	2	33°35'N / 90°03'W		1.00 Mile	73 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Carroll
41.4	2009-07-30	2	34°13'N / 90°53'W	34°15'N / 90°50'W	4.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	10K	0K	Phillips
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into Phillips County from Coahoma County, Mississippi. The tornado moved northeast through a wooded area crossing the Mississippi River back into Coahoma County, Mississippi. Several trees were knocked down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours.
41.9	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.
42.2	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
42.4	1976-03-26	2	34°22'N / 89°26'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lafayette
42.8	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.
42.9	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.
43.1	2005-09-24	2	33°42'N / 90°40'W	33°50'N / 90°45'W	12.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	800K	100K	Bolivar
		Brief Description: This tornado touched down between Cleveland and Ruleville about 3 miles southeast of Dockery in Western Sunflower county. The tornado then tracked northwest into Bolivar county just east of Cleveland and then toward Merigold where it dissipated. As the tornado approached Cleveland it remained over open farm land and caused damage to trees and power lines. The tornado became more intense just east and northeast of Cleveland. Here the most significant damage occurred which was within a swath of nearly 2 miles that extended from the northeast outskirts of Cleveland to the Renova Community. A couple of buildings were severely damage with one commercial storage building totally destroyed. Three mobile homes were destroyed and 5 other homes sustained heavy damage. Three sheds were destroyed and numerous large trees and power poles were taken down. A mid-sized storage tank was thrown 1/4 of a mile into a field and 3 bicycle frames were thrown 1/4 to 1/2 a mile away. The tornado weakened as it moved toward Merigold and dissipated about 1 mile west of Town off Pemble Road. The total path length across Sunflower and Bolivar counties was 13 miles with a maximum width of 200 yards and maximum rating of F2. Additionally, this tornado developed from the same parent storm which produced the Belzoni tornado.
43.3	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.
43.6	2009-07-30	2	34°12'N / 90°55'W	34°13'N / 90°53'W	2.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	2.0M	0K	Coahoma
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into the Jackson Point area from Phillips County, Arkansas and continued northeast. Several trees were snapped in the area. Approximately, 50-55 residences including mobile homes, houses, and hunting camps were damaged or destroyed. The tornado continued northeast crossing back into Phillips County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours.
43.9	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
44.2	1956-04-29	3	34°33'N / 90°46'W	34°35'N / 90°44'W	3.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Phillips
44.6	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
44.6	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
45.3	1968-04-03	2	34°41'N / 89°54'W	34°54'N / 89°51'W	15.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	4	0K	0	De Soto
45.3	1976-03-20	2	33°43'N / 90°45'W	33°46'N / 90°43'W	4.30 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Bolivar
45.3	1968-03-11	2	33°31'N / 90°07'W		1.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Leflore
45.6	1962-04-28	2	34°47'N / 90°12'W	34°53'N / 90°08'W	7.90 Miles	1760 Yards	0	1	250K	0	De Soto
45.6	1972-04-15	2	33°42'N / 90°48'W	33°47'N / 90°41'W	8.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	62	250K	0	Bolivar
46.5	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
46.6	1973-11-20	2	33°30'N / 90°04'W				0	0	250K	0	Leflore
46.9	1956-04-03	2	33°33'N / 90°36'W	33°36'N / 90°27'W	9.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	0K	0	Sunflower
47.0	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.
47.0	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
47.0	1967-05-01	2	33°50'N / 90°51'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bolivar
47.4	1968-05-16	2	34°49'N / 89°57'W	34°51'N / 89°52'W	5.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	7	250K	0	De Soto
47.6	1999-01-21	2	33°29'N / 90°37'W	33°41'N / 90°31'W	15.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Sunflower
		Brief Description: This tornado touched down in open field and moved northeast towards Blaine. A few trees and power lines were blown down until it reached Blaine. At Blaine, the storm did substantial damage to four wood structured houses and one brick structured house. One mobile home was destroyed and another received heavy damage. Two automobiles were also damaged by the debris. Further northeast along the track, the tornado destroyed two wood framed churches near Doddsville. Also a pivot irrigation system was over-turned and several power lines and power poles were blown down.
48.1	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
48.6	1974-06-15	2	33°44'N / 90°48'W				0	0	25K	0	Bolivar
49.0	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.
49.3	2009-07-30	2	34°09'N / 91°05'W	34°12'N / 90°55'W	10.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	1.5M	0K	Phillips
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in Arkansas County roughly 5 miles south of Tichnor. The tornado moved northeast crossing into Phillips County. The tornado knocked down around one thousand trees in the White River National Wildlife Refuge. From there, the tornado traveled northeast on a continuous path producing damage near Lundell. The Phillips County Airport sustained damage to several buildings. One brick building had major roof damage while another building was completely destroyed. An airport hangar was damaged as well. Several airplanes received damage. Another building sustained minor damage. Several trees were snapped off and many power lines were knocked down in the area. The tornado continued northeast crossing into Coahoma County, Mississippi near Jackson Point. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours.
49.3	2001-02-24	2	34°07'N / 91°02'W	34°11'N / 90°58'W	6.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	50K	0	Phillips
		Brief Description: The tornado moved into the southeast corner of Phillips county from northern Desha county. The tornado struck several mobile homes just southwest of Mosby. Two mobile homes and a farm shop were destroyed. Two people from one of the mobile homes were injured.
49.4	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
49.4	1967-01-26	2	33°29'N / 90°22'W		0.30 Mile	20 Yards	0	7	250K	0	Leflore
49.5	2001-02-24	2	34°05'N / 91°01'W	34°07'N / 90°59'W	3.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0	0	Desha
		Brief Description: A strong tornado was spawned in northeast Desha County close to a mile north of Snow Lake. The tornado moved quickly northeast and snapped off a number of trees. The tornado also damaged several irrigation systems. The tornado travelled roughly 3 miles before exiting Desha County about 4 miles north-northeast of Snow Lake. The tornado moved into Phillips County which is in the Memphis County Warning Area.

* 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.