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

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Earthquake Index, #101

Darling, 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

Darling, 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, #431

Darling, MS	192.35
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 1,745 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Darling, 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:	158	Hail:	566	Heat:	21	Heavy Snow:	4
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	2	Ice Storm:	5	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	9
Thunderstorm Winds:	917	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	11	Winter Weather:	9
Other:	26

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Darling, MS.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

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

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 89 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Darling, MS.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
3.3	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
3.8	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
4.7	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
4.9	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
5.6	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
11.3	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
11.3	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
11.8	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
14.5	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
15.5	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
15.7	1975-03-12	2	34°22'N / 90°00'W		2.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Panola
17.3	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
17.9	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
18.3	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.
19.9	1955-10-28	2	34°12'N / 90°34'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Coahoma
21.3	1968-12-27	2	34°03'N / 90°17'W				1	5	0K	0	Tallahatchie
21.4	1978-12-03	2	34°31'N / 90°36'W		0.80 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Phillips
22.1	1975-03-12	2	34°04'N / 90°26'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Tallahatchie
23.2	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
24.9	1980-04-08	2	34°42'N / 90°08'W		0.70 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tate
25.3	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
25.4	1983-05-14	2	34°43'N / 90°23'W		2.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Tunica
25.6	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
25.7	1975-05-29	2	34°37'N / 89°57'W		0.10 Mile	13 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tate
27.4	1974-07-16	2	34°04'N / 90°36'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Coahoma
27.9	1975-03-12	2	34°00'N / 90°03'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	7	3K	0	Tallahatchie
28.6	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.
30.0	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
30.1	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
30.6	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
30.7	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.
30.9	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
31.2	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
32.5	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
32.5	1973-04-24	2	33°54'N / 90°24'W				0	42	2.5M	0	Tallahatchie
33.3	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
33.5	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
34.1	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
34.4	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.
35.2	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
35.3	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
37.1	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.
37.6	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
38.0	1965-02-11	2	34°54'N / 90°22'W	34°55'N / 90°16'W	5.90 Miles	250 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Crittenden
38.8	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
38.9	1962-02-23	2	34°33'N / 89°38'W				0	1	3K	0	Lafayette
39.2	1965-02-11	2	34°34'N / 91°02'W	34°36'N / 90°47'W	14.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Phillips
39.5	1988-01-19	2	34°51'N / 90°07'W	34°57'N / 89°59'W	9.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	De Soto
39.6	1978-12-03	2	34°46'N / 90°46'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lee
40.4	1975-03-12	2	33°58'N / 89°45'W		1.00 Mile	60 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yalobusha
40.8	1965-02-11	2	34°55'N / 90°16'W	34°58'N / 90°02'W	13.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	De Soto
41.1	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
41.4	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
42.2	1973-08-14	2	34°57'N / 90°28'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	St. Francis
42.3	1983-05-18	2	33°45'N / 90°12'W		0.70 Mile	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tallahatchie
42.8	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.
42.8	1973-11-27	2	34°55'N / 90°02'W	34°58'N / 90°00'W	4.10 Miles	33 Yards	1	50	250K	0	De Soto
43.2	1952-08-03	2	34°22'N / 89°31'W		0.30 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lafayette
43.3	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.
43.3	1974-04-01	2	33°51'N / 90°43'W				0	0	250K	0	Bolivar
43.4	2001-11-24	2	34°51'N / 89°50'W	34°53'N / 89°49'W	6.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	9	1.9M	0	De Soto
		Brief Description: The tornado began just southwest of Lewisburg in eastern De Soto county and moved northeast. Nineteen homes were destroyed and 119 homes were damaged. Numerous trees were also knocked down.
43.6	1974-01-28	2	33°44'N / 90°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Leflore
43.8	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
43.8	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.
45.1	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.
45.2	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
45.3	1970-04-19	3	35°00'N / 90°27'W		1.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	St. Francis
45.5	2008-02-05	2	34°58'N / 90°00'W	34°59'N / 89°59'W	2.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	28.4M	0K	De Soto
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down at Southaven High School and tracked northeast crossing into Shelby County, Tennessee, northeast of the intersection of Stateline Road and Airways Boulevard. Roughly 30 windows were blown out of the High School. The school also sustained minor roof damage. Damage at the high school was classified EF-0. Many homes in the Carriage Hills subdivision sustained minor damages as well. Further northeast, more significant damage occurred near the intersection of Stateline Road and Airways Boulevard in the warehouse area. Three warehouses were destroyed including the Cooper Lighting Plant. A gas station was damaged as well. Damage was classified as EF-2 in this area. Numerous trees, power poles, and lines were knocked down. Minor roof damage occurred along the path as well. 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.
45.5	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
45.6	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.
45.6	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.
45.6	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
45.6	1970-04-24	3	34°59'N / 90°03'W	35°00'N / 90°02'W	1.90 Miles	20 Yards	0	5	3K	0	De Soto
46.0	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
46.0	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
46.3	1988-11-26	2	33°44'N / 90°34'W		2.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Sunflower
46.8	1970-11-19	3	34°47'N / 90°58'W	34°49'N / 90°50'W	8.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	27	250K	0	Lee
46.9	1968-09-17	2	35°00'N / 90°00'W		0.30 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Shelby
47.5	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
47.8	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.
48.0	1976-03-26	2	34°22'N / 89°26'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lafayette
48.0	1973-11-24	3	33°40'N / 90°12'W				0	0	3K	0	Leflore
48.0	1978-08-29	2	35°01'N / 90°00'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	26	2.5M	0	Shelby
48.3	2009-07-30	2	34°54'N / 89°49'W	34°57'N / 89°44'W	6.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	6.0M	0K	De Soto
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down on Highway 305, four tenths of a mile south of College Road, southeast of Olive Branch. The tornado moved northeast on a non-continuous track. Several subdivisions had numerous trees and power lines knocked down. Some of which fell onto houses damaging them. The hardest hit area was in the Bethel Park Subdivison. Seven homes were destroyed, 15 homes sustained major damage while at least 113 other homes received minor damage including damage such as minor roof or shingle damage. In addition, one business sustained major damage and another business sustained minor damage. The tornado lifted just east of the intersection of Center Hill Road and Knightsbridge Road. 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.
48.4	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
48.7	2009-06-12	2	34°57'N / 89°50'W	34°57'N / 89°47'W	3.00 Miles	75 Yards	0	1	4.0M	0K	De Soto
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down at the truck weighing scales on Highway 78 about 1 mile southeast of Goodman Road in Olive Branch. The tornado had a non continuous track to the east-northeast for 2.9 miles and ended a few hundred yards east of Hacks Cross Road about one half mile south of Goodman Road. The maximum estimated winds were 125 mph. There was widespread damage along the tornado track in Olive Branch. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. Four homes were destroyed while numerous other homes suffered some degree of damage. Streets that suffered the heaviest damage included Roberta Street, College Street, Blocker Street, Chickasaw Drive, Cherokee Drive, Sequoia Lane, Seminole Drive and Magnolia Drive. Several schools and public buildings were also damaged including the Olive Branch Elementary, Middle and High Schools, the Chickasaw Elementary School, the Olive Branch Community Center and the Olive Branch City Shop. The Olive Branch Middle School alone suffered $500,000 in damage. The tornado cleanup costs totaled $350,000 for the city of Olive Branch. There was one minor injury associated with the tornado in Olive Branch. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary front was located across the Mid-South during the day on June 12th, 2009. During the early morning hours, a mesoscale convective system developed over Eastern Oklahoma and tracked east into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours. A derecho tracked across the Mid-South producing numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding. Wind speeds were reported as high as 80 mph. Isolated tornadoes occurred along the bow echo. In addition, scattered thunderstorms developed over ahead of the bow echo and produced large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding as well.
48.7	1970-04-24	3	35°00'N / 90°02'W	35°01'N / 89°51'W	10.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	13	2.5M	0	Shelby
49.0	1967-05-01	2	33°50'N / 90°51'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bolivar
49.8	2008-02-05	2	34°59'N / 89°59'W	35°03'N / 89°51'W	8.00 Miles	440 Yards	3	13	100.0M	0K	Shelby
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado continued northeast from DeSoto County, Mississippi. After the tornado crossed into Tennessee, several warehouses sustained damage. The DSC warehouse near Clarke Road was struck causing EF-2 damage. Three people were killed inside the warehouse. Hardy Bottling Company sustained substantial damage as well. Tractor-trailers were tossed about in the area. Windows were shattered in the Willow Lake Business Park and utility poles and trees were snapped in the area. A utility substation sustained severe damage along Clarke Road causing major power outages in the area. The tornado then continued northeast and struck homes along Maple Tree Drive and Pinbranch Court. Five homes received major damage and had to be condemned. Other homes sustained roof damage. The tornado continued northeast and struck the Hickory Ridge Mall causing a wall to collapse at the Sears Department Store. Six injuries occurred at the mall. This damage was estimated at EF-1. The tornado then struck a Taco Bell along Winchester Road before lifting. Thirteen people in all were transported to an area hospital due to injuries sustained from the tornado. 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 West Tennessee. 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.

* 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.