Saint Joseph, LA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Saint Joseph is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Saint Joseph is higher than Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #581
| Saint Joseph, LA | 0.00 |
| Louisiana | 0.03 |
| 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
| Saint Joseph, LA | 0.0000 |
| Louisiana | 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, #114
| Saint Joseph, LA | 272.01 |
| Louisiana | 235.86 |
| 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 2,662 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Saint Joseph, LA 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: | 0 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 5 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 191 | Hail: | 854 | Heat: | 7 | Heavy Snow: | 4 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 3 | Ice Storm: | 5 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 4 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,559 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 1 | Winter Weather: | 2 |
| Other: | 27 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Saint Joseph, LA.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Saint Joseph, LA.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Saint Joseph, LA.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 109 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Saint Joseph, LA.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 0.6 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 31°55'N / 91°15'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tensas | |
| 5.0 | 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 |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| 10.2 | 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 |
| 10.4 | 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 |
| 13.1 | 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 |
| 13.1 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 13.8 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 13.9 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 14.2 | 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 |
| 14.3 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 14.4 | 1973-09-05 | 2 | 31°33'N / 91°16'W | 31°54'N / 91°23'W | 25.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Carroll |
| 14.4 | 1982-04-03 | 2 | 32°02'N / 91°02'W | 0 | 40 | 0K | 0 | Adams | |||
| 15.0 | 1983-04-01 | 2 | 31°47'N / 91°30'W | 31°53'N / 91°27'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Tensas |
| 15.6 | 2005-09-24 | 3 | 31°42'N / 91°31'W | 31°53'N / 91°24'W | 11.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 1.0M | 100K | Tensas |
| Brief Description: This tornado first touched down in Clayton and tracked to the northeast for 14 miles to 6 miles north of Waterproof. The tornado was on the ground for 3 miles in Concordia parish before it moved into Tensas parish. The damage in Clayton and just to the northeast was confined to a few trees uprooted and snapped with one tree landing on a mobile home causing 1 injury. The tornado became more intense as it moved across southern Tensas parish. The tornado tracked nearly 6 miles across swamp land before it slammed into a small church on Highway 566. The church was totally destroyed as it was blown off its pillars and deposited in a tree and across the Highway. After traveling across more fields for 2 miles the tornado hit the "Thunderbird House". Here the tornado was at its peak intensity and caused the most significant damage. All the trees on the property were uprooted and mangled, a john boat was wrapped in a tree like tin foil and the large barn in the back yard was totally destroyed. The large house had its second story torn off and deposited 1/4 to 1/2 a mile down the path. This house was around 100 years old, between 5000-6000 sq ft and firmly built. The tornado picked the house up and moved it 4 feet and tore off 2 of the side walls. Additionally, both vehicles in the driveway were moved some 10-15 feet and heavily damaged by debris. The tornado continued to the northeast were it destroyed another home blowing off the roof and all the exterior walls. At this location, a car was picked up and flipped over onto a pile of downed trees. A house on the edge of the path had widows blown out and part of the roof blown off. This tornado had a total path length of 14 miles across Concordia and Tensas parishes. Overall the tornado was not very wide but it was very intense. Fortunately, the tornado moved across a sparsely populated and rural area keeping significant damage to a minimum. | |||||||||||
| 17.5 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 17.5 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 17.8 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 18.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 18.7 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 31°49'N / 91°36'W | 31°51'N / 91°29'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Catahoula |
| 19.3 | 2000-11-08 | 2 | 31°56'N / 91°36'W | 31°59'N / 91°32'W | 5.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5K | 0 | Franklin |
| Brief Description: The tornado moved out of Catahoula Parish and blew down numerous trees in a rural area of extreme southeastern Franklin Parish. The tornado then moved into west central Tensas Parish. | |||||||||||
| 21.3 | 1976-06-29 | 2 | 31°37'N / 91°18'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Adams | |
| 21.5 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°04'N / 90°55'W | 0.10 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Claiborne | |
| 22.1 | 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 |
| 22.2 | 1982-09-12 | 3 | 31°43'N / 91°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Concordia | |
| 23.2 | 1972-11-13 | 2 | 31°57'N / 91°40'W | 31°58'N / 91°36'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
| 23.3 | 2000-11-08 | 2 | 31°51'N / 91°40'W | 31°54'N / 91°36'W | 4.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 15K | 0 | Catahoula |
| Brief Description: The garage of a house was significantly damaged. A shed and a trampoline were blown off of the property. The tornado exited Catahoula Parish and went into Franklin Parish. | |||||||||||
| 24.3 | 1982-12-27 | 2 | 32°04'N / 91°37'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 24.5 | 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 |
| 25.3 | 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 |
| 25.8 | 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 |
| 25.9 | 1971-05-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°27'W | 1.00 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 25.9 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 26.7 | 1973-09-05 | 2 | 31°31'N / 91°15'W | 31°33'N / 91°16'W | 2.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 27.6 | 1981-06-03 | 2 | 31°38'N / 91°34'W | 0.50 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Concordia | |
| 27.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 29.2 | 1986-04-12 | 2 | 31°59'N / 91°44'W | 31°59'N / 91°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
| 29.4 | 2007-02-24 | 2 | 31°41'N / 91°45'W | 31°44'N / 91°36'W | 10.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 300K | Concordia |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After crossing the Tensas River back into Concordia Parish, the tornado was at it most intense and widest point. Hundreds of trees were mangled, snapped and uprooted. Numerous power lines were also taken down and mangled along the path. Near Dunbarton, 2 mobile homes were destroyed as the tornado continued toward Clayton. Far the most part, this tornado remained over rural areas with much of the path not accessible by vehicle. The total path length, as it crossed the each parish line several times, was 17 miles. The widest point was 500 yards in Concordia Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The spring of 2007 started a bit early with the region seeing its first severe weather outbreak on February 24th. A large and powerful storm system took shape as a deep surface low tracked across Kansas and into portions of Iowa. This strong area of low pressure was driven by a powerful upper level trough which supported very strong winds through the entire atmosphere. These winds were felt at the surface to some degree as a large area across the Lower Mississippi River Valley saw sustained winds between 25-35 mph with gusts between 40-50 mph. Those gradient winds, in advance of the severe weather, were strong enough to down some trees and power lines across the region. Those damage reports were more scattered in nature. Those strong winds from the deepening surface low helped to draw northward moisture and instability. The strong winds allowed for the environment to become highly sheared. Basically, there were increasing winds with height and a change in the wind direction as well. This particular combination of instability and high shear was quite rare. However, this set the stage for a severe weather outbreak which included numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 29.7 | 1974-06-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 30.1 | 1969-12-29 | 3 | 31°32'N / 91°48'W | 31°43'N / 91°26'W | 25.00 Miles | 183 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Concordia |
| 30.1 | 1983-05-19 | 2 | 31°59'N / 91°49'W | 32°03'N / 91°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
| 31.2 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°00'N / 91°54'W | 32°18'N / 91°30'W | 31.30 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
| 31.5 | 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 |
| 31.6 | 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 |
| 31.7 | 1974-10-28 | 2 | 31°36'N / 91°42'W | 31°43'N / 91°40'W | 8.40 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 16 | 25K | 0 | Concordia |
| 32.0 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 32°21'N / 91°02'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 32.1 | 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 |
| 32.7 | 1974-06-07 | 2 | 31°48'N / 91°50'W | 31°50'N / 91°44'W | 6.50 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Catahoula |
| 33.3 | 2006-05-10 | 2 | 31°39'N / 91°44'W | 31°40'N / 91°42'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 400K | Catahoula |
| Brief Description: This tornado developed from supercell 3 as it moved into eastern Catahoula Parish and then crossed the Tensas River into Concordia Parish. The tornado first touched down, just west of the Tensas River, on Kassel's Farm and damaged a good deal of farm equipment. Nearly a dozen tractors were turned over and a 18 wheel truck was flipped on its side. An irrigation pivot system was destroyed and glass was broken out of every place on the farm. The corn crop on the farm was heavily damaged as nearly 40 acres of corn, in a 2.5 mile path and 250 yard wide swath, was laid flat. Several individuals on the farm witnessed the tornado and watched it cross the river into Concordia Parish. The tornado was on the ground for about 3 miles and rates F2 in Catahoula Parish. The tornado then moved into Concordia Parish near Haphazard. Here the tornado moved across farm land which consisted of corn and cotton. As the tornado moved east, it crossed Highway 566 and moved through a corn field. Nearly a 50 yard wide path of corn was totally destroyed and ripped apart with the outer edges heavily damaged. All the downed corn showed a convergent pattern. The tornado meandered generally east-southeast through the corn fields with a damage path varying between 50 and 100 yards wide. The tornado then moved out of the corn fields and into a row of trees where tree tops were broken out. The tornado was observed by several farmers and a Sheriff Deputy during most of its life. The total path length, across both parishes, was 8 miles with the tornado rated F2 in Catahoula Parish and F1 in Concrodia Parish. | |||||||||||
| 33.3 | 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 |
| 33.4 | 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 |
| 33.7 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°20'N / 90°56'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 34.4 | 1981-06-10 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°12'W | 0.10 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Madison | |
| 34.5 | 1973-01-18 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°10'W | 0.20 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 35.2 | 2007-02-24 | 2 | 31°38'N / 91°46'W | 31°39'N / 91°43'W | 3.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 150K | Catahoula |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After crossing the Tensas River back into Catahoula Parish, this tornado continued across wooded and open farm land. Most of this track was not accessible by vehicle. However, the tornado intensified as it downed or snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued to track east northeast and crossed the Tensas River back into Concordia Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The spring of 2007 started a bit early with the region seeing its first severe weather outbreak on February 24th. A large and powerful storm system took shape as a deep surface low tracked across Kansas and into portions of Iowa. This strong area of low pressure was driven by a powerful upper level trough which supported very strong winds through the entire atmosphere. These winds were felt at the surface to some degree as a large area across the Lower Mississippi River Valley saw sustained winds between 25-35 mph with gusts between 40-50 mph. Those gradient winds, in advance of the severe weather, were strong enough to down some trees and power lines across the region. Those damage reports were more scattered in nature. Those strong winds from the deepening surface low helped to draw northward moisture and instability. The strong winds allowed for the environment to become highly sheared. Basically, there were increasing winds with height and a change in the wind direction as well. This particular combination of instability and high shear was quite rare. However, this set the stage for a severe weather outbreak which included numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 35.3 | 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 |
| 35.5 | 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 |
| 36.0 | 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 |
| 36.6 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°13'N / 91°45'W | 32°24'N / 91°35'W | 14.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Franklin |
| 36.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 38.2 | 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 |
| 38.3 | 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 |
| 38.4 | 2007-02-24 | 2 | 31°37'N / 91°49'W | 31°39'N / 91°47'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 400K | 0K | Concordia |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After crossing the Tensas River at Jonesville, this tornado continued across wooded land just northwest of the Wildsville Community. Most of this track was not accessible by vehicle. However, the tornado intensified as it downed or snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued to track east northeast and crossed the Tensas River back into Catahoula Parish and then crossed the river one last time as it moved into Concordia Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The spring of 2007 started a bit early with the region seeing its first severe weather outbreak on February 24th. A large and powerful storm system took shape as a deep surface low tracked across Kansas and into portions of Iowa. This strong area of low pressure was driven by a powerful upper level trough which supported very strong winds through the entire atmosphere. These winds were felt at the surface to some degree as a large area across the Lower Mississippi River Valley saw sustained winds between 25-35 mph with gusts between 40-50 mph. Those gradient winds, in advance of the severe weather, were strong enough to down some trees and power lines across the region. Those damage reports were more scattered in nature. Those strong winds from the deepening surface low helped to draw northward moisture and instability. The strong winds allowed for the environment to become highly sheared. Basically, there were increasing winds with height and a change in the wind direction as well. This particular combination of instability and high shear was quite rare. However, this set the stage for a severe weather outbreak which included numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 39.1 | 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 |
| 39.5 | 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 |
| 39.5 | 1983-04-05 | 2 | 31°27'N / 90°51'W | 31°30'N / 90°47'W | 5.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Franklin |
| 40.5 | 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 |
| 40.5 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 31°28'N / 91°43'W | 31°30'N / 91°41'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Concordia |
| 40.6 | 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 |
| 41.0 | 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 |
| 41.6 | 1966-06-16 | 2 | 32°26'N / 90°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Warren | |
| 42.0 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 31°28'N / 91°43'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Catahoula | |
| 42.5 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 43.5 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 43.5 | 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 |
| 43.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 43.7 | 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 |
| 43.9 | 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 |
| 43.9 | 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 |
| 44.0 | 1990-05-12 | 2 | 31°16'N / 91°24'W | 31°18'N / 91°05'W | 19.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Wilkinson |
| 44.0 | 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 |
| 44.2 | 1980-10-27 | 2 | 31°35'N / 90°36'W | 1.00 Mile | 400 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln | |
| 44.2 | 1969-12-29 | 3 | 31°30'N / 91°51'W | 31°32'N / 91°48'W | 4.10 Miles | 183 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Catahoula |
| 44.6 | 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 |
| 44.6 | 1972-01-04 | 2 | 31°21'N / 90°53'W | 1.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 44.8 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°20'N / 90°39'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hinds | |
| 44.8 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°35'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Richland | |||
| 45.0 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 45.3 | 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 |
| 45.5 | 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 |
| 46.1 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 46.7 | 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 |
| 47.1 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 31°35'N / 90°36'W | 31°42'N / 90°25'W | 16.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 47.1 | 1983-05-19 | 3 | 32°11'N / 91°59'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Caldwell | |
| 47.5 | 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 |
| 47.6 | 1973-01-18 | 3 | 32°17'N / 92°02'W | 32°24'N / 91°44'W | 19.30 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
| 47.9 | 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 |
| 48.1 | 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 |
| 48.4 | 1953-05-17 | 3 | 32°28'N / 91°45'W | 32°36'N / 91°32'W | 15.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 17 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
| 48.9 | 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 |
| 49.1 | 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 |
| 49.2 | 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 |
| 49.3 | 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 |
| 49.3 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°07'N / 92°06'W | 32°10'N / 91°59'W | 6.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Caldwell |
| 49.4 | 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 |
| 49.5 | 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 |
| 49.6 | 1978-04-17 | 2 | 31°20'N / 90°38'W | 31°42'N / 90°27'W | 27.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 49.7 | 1950-05-02 | 2 | 31°33'N / 91°58'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Catahoula | |
| 49.8 | 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 |
* 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.