Union County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Mississippi Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Union County is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Union County is lower than Mississippi average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #25
| Union County | 0.03 |
| 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
| Union County | 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, #46
| Union County | 250.88 |
| 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 11,217 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Union County 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: | 15 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 78 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 1,072 | Hail: | 3,484 | Heat: | 51 | Heavy Snow: | 43 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 7 | Ice Storm: | 21 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 66 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 5,875 | Tropical Storm: | 15 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 72 | Winter Weather: | 46 |
| Other: | 372 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Union County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Union County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Union County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 106 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Union County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.1 | 2008-05-02 | 2 | 34°30'N / 89°01'W | 34°30'N / 89°01'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0K | Union |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in the Glenfield area and the Colonial Gardens subdivision of New Albany and damaged at least 10 homes. In the Glenfield area, a gas station canopy was damaged and several trees were uprooted. Several houses also had minor shingle damage. The tornado intensified as it moved into the Colonial Gardens subdivision where two homes suffered total roof loss along with some exterior wall collapse. More trees were snapped off and uprooted in this area as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Midsouth during the afternoon hours of May 2nd, 2008, Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed ahead and along the front. Storms quickly became severe and produced large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and a few tornadoes. The severe weather continued into the early morning hours of May 3rd, 2008 with the passage of the front. | |||||||||||
| 2.5 | 1958-09-21 | 2 | 34°25'N / 89°03'W | 34°30'N / 89°00'W | 6.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 3.9 | 1997-03-01 | 3 | 34°23'N / 89°02'W | 34°35'N / 88°50'W | 30.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 16 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 5.6 | 1976-04-24 | 2 | 34°29'N / 89°15'W | 34°31'N / 88°57'W | 17.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 7.6 | 2008-05-02 | 2 | 34°27'N / 89°09'W | 34°29'N / 89°07'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0K | Union |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado first touched down in the Enterprise community in Western Union County near County Road 46 where a couple of sheds were destroyed and trees were uprooted. The intensifying tornado moved northeast causing damage to the roofs and exterior walls of several homes. The tornado was at its most powerful as it crossed State Highway 30. A gas station canopy and sign along with several large buildings were damaged. One large metal building suffered moderate damage. There was roof damage to a church and the steeple was knocked down. Many trees were knocked down and several power poles were snapped. A large bus was flipped on to its side. The tornado lifted near County Road 51 or about 2 miles northeast of Enterprise. There was minor damage in this area with several large trees uprooted and minor roof damage to a home. Along the entire track about 20 homes suffered at least some damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Midsouth during the afternoon hours of May 2nd, 2008, Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed ahead and along the front. Storms quickly became severe and produced large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and a few tornadoes. The severe weather continued into the early morning hours of May 3rd, 2008 with the passage of the front. | |||||||||||
| 7.9 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°32'N / 89°00'W | 34°36'N / 88°48'W | 12.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 8.5 | 1959-01-21 | 3 | 34°21'N / 89°02'W | 34°23'N / 88°59'W | 3.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Pontotoc |
| 9.4 | 2000-01-03 | 3 | 34°23'N / 89°15'W | 34°36'N / 89°05'W | 20.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county. In the town of Pinedale in southwest Union county, a new brick and vinyl siding home was obliterated. The debris extended up to 400 yards where a large freezer landed in a lake. A nearby pickup truck was rolled 20 yards and sustained extensive damage. Trees two to three feet in diameter were completely uprooted. In the town of Enterprise, a mobile home was completely destroyed and a conventional home sustained severe damage. Four other homes received extensive structural damage. The West Union School had minor roof damage and had numerous windows blown out. In the town of Myrtle, two mobile homes were destroyed and another mobile home was flipped on its side. In all, more than 60 homes were damaged in Union county. | |||||||||||
| 10.0 | 1950-02-12 | 2 | 34°36'N / 89°07'W | 3 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Union | |||
| 11.1 | 1975-02-22 | 3 | 34°30'N / 89°15'W | 34°39'N / 89°05'W | 14.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Union |
| 12.0 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°21'N / 88°48'W | 34°28'N / 88°50'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: The tornado continued to move northeast across extreme southeast Union county from Pontotoc county. The tornado moved into northern Lee county near Corrona. While the tornado was in Union county, a couple of mobile home were destroyed. Nine mobile homes and several houses were damaged. Some trees and power lines were also knocked down. | |||||||||||
| 13.1 | 1959-01-21 | 3 | 34°23'N / 88°59'W | 34°39'N / 88°34'W | 30.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 13.5 | 1953-02-20 | 2 | 34°15'N / 89°03'W | 34°21'N / 88°50'W | 14.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Pontotoc |
| 13.9 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°30'N / 88°47'W | 34°31'N / 88°44'W | 3.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 14.1 | 1997-03-01 | 3 | 34°16'N / 89°14'W | 34°23'N / 89°04'W | 10.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 650K | 0 | Pontotoc |
| Brief Description: A second tornado developed in Calhoun county near Banner. This tornado also tracked northeast through extreme southeast Lafayette county, through the northwest part of Pontotoc county and through the middle of Union county. While damage occurred in all four counties, the most damage took place in Union county near the town of Martintown. All told 17 persons were injured. Ninety-one homes were damaged with forty-nine of these homes deemed uninhabitable. | |||||||||||
| 14.2 | 1975-02-22 | 3 | 34°39'N / 89°05'W | 34°44'N / 89°00'W | 7.60 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tippah |
| 15.4 | 1971-02-21 | 2 | 34°16'N / 88°59'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Pontotoc | |||
| 15.6 | 1975-02-22 | 3 | 34°27'N / 89°18'W | 34°30'N / 89°15'W | 4.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 16.5 | 1966-11-10 | 2 | 34°15'N / 89°00'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pontotoc | |||
| 16.5 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 34°14'N / 89°02'W | 34°16'N / 88°58'W | 4.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Pontotoc |
| 16.7 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°43'N / 88°58'W | 34°40'N / 88°43'W | 14.60 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tippah |
| 16.8 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°27'N / 88°47'W | 34°30'N / 88°38'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Lee |
| Brief Description: The continued into Lee county from Union county and tracked northeast producing damage in Baldwyn. The tornado then moved out of Lee county into Prentiss county. In Guntown, eight homes and 1 business were heavily damaged while 13 other structures were damaged. In Saltillo, a mobile homes overturned. The tornado did significant damage in Baldwyn, which is located on the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed including the Baldwyn High School which lost the roof to its gymnasium. | |||||||||||
| 17.7 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 34°19'N / 88°49'W | 34°23'N / 88°40'W | 9.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | Lee |
| 18.4 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°05'N / 89°14'W | 34°22'N / 88°51'W | 23.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 6 | 43 | 28.0M | 0 | Pontotoc |
| Brief Description: The tornado continued in Pontotoc moving in near Robbs and tracking northeast through the county. The tornado moved through the entire county eventually moving into extreme southeast Union county near the town of Blue Springs. The tornado produced much of its damage between Algona and Pontotoc. At least 360 homes, 15 businesses and 2 churches were damaged or destroyed in Pontotoc. Among the homes destroyed was a restored antebellum plantation home listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. M9PH, F65PH, M40PH, M36OU, F72PH, M4PH | |||||||||||
| 19.7 | 1975-03-23 | 3 | 34°25'N / 88°43'W | 34°30'N / 88°36'W | 8.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lee |
| 20.5 | 1970-04-19 | 4 | 34°43'N / 89°00'W | 34°49'N / 88°45'W | 15.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tippah |
| 20.7 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°31'N / 88°44'W | 34°37'N / 88°34'W | 11.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 20.9 | 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 |
| 21.0 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 34°31'N / 89°24'W | 35°00'N / 88°57'W | 42.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Marshall |
| 21.2 | 2008-05-08 | 3 | 34°15'N / 88°47'W | 34°19'N / 88°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0K | Lee |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The initial tornado touchdown occurred 1.5 miles west of the Tupelo Regional Airport. The tornado traveled northeast across Northern Lee County moving just north of the Tupelo Regional Airport. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it hit the Furniture Market Mississippi building on Coley Road and Chesterville Road. The tornado continued to produce significant damage on North Gloster Road near the Barnes Crossing Mall. The tornado continued moving northeast and crossed U.S. Highway 45 where it struck a farm supply store. Several cars were damaged by flying debris, tractor trailers were overturned and part of the supply store roof was torn off. Next to the farm supply store, a marine and outdoor store was also hit where several boats were damaged and the roof was partially torn off. Also, a large hardware store, a medical complex and a Mississippi Department of Transportation district office were among other buildings damaged. The tornado moved northeast uprooting and snapping large trees as well as producing minor roof damage to several homes before lifting about 3 miles south southeast of Saltillo. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A weak warm front was located across North Mississippi during the morning of May 8th, 2008. Isolated thunderstorms began developing along the front. One thunderstorm quickly became severe and produced a significant tornado. Damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and a weak tornado occurred from other thunderstorms. | |||||||||||
| 22.0 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°40'N / 88°43'W | 34°39'N / 88°38'W | 5.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 22.4 | 1955-03-21 | 2 | 34°16'N / 88°43'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lee | |
| 22.9 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 34°23'N / 88°15'W | 34°33'N / 88°57'W | 18.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 1 | 2 | 25.0M | 0 | Union |
| 23.1 | 1991-03-22 | 3 | 34°43'N / 89°10'W | 34°55'N / 89°00'W | 10.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Benton |
| 23.3 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°31'N / 88°36'W | 34°35'N / 88°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 30 | 2.0M | 0 | Prentiss |
| Brief Description: The tornado continued from Lee county into Prentiss county finally lifting up near the town of Wheeler. The most significant damage occurred in Baldwyn along the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. The Baldwyn High School lost the roof to its gymnasium and had another building damaged. Six homes were damaged in Wheeler. | |||||||||||
| 24.3 | 1971-02-21 | 2 | 34°46'N / 89°16'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Benton | |||
| 24.8 | 1975-03-23 | 3 | 34°30'N / 88°36'W | 34°37'N / 88°33'W | 8.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 25.5 | 2010-05-02 | 3 | 34°48'N / 89°11'W | 34°54'N / 89°01'W | 12.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 2 | 7 | 1.0M | 0K | Benton |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down near Highway 5 approximately 2 miles south of Ashland. The tornado traveled northeast crossing into Tippah County. Eleven homes and mobile homes were destroyed with six receiving major damage. Twenty-three homes sustained minor damage. Numerous trees were snapped and debarked along the path. Power lines were also knocked down. A free standing transmission tower collapsed and was severely twisted as well. Two deaths and one critical injury occurred when a double wide mobile home was destroyed just east of Ashland. Four additional injuries, three of them critical, occurred when a mobile home was picked up by the tornado. 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. | |||||||||||
| 26.0 | 1976-03-26 | 2 | 34°22'N / 89°26'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 26.0 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 26.3 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 27.0 | 1957-04-08 | 2 | 34°06'N / 88°49'W | 34°12'N / 88°43'W | 9.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
| 27.5 | 1976-04-24 | 2 | 34°26'N / 89°43'W | 34°29'N / 89°15'W | 26.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 27.5 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 27.7 | 1967-12-21 | 2 | 34°44'N / 88°37'W | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss | |||
| 27.8 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 28.0 | 1976-05-13 | 2 | 34°07'N / 88°46'W | 34°17'N / 88°33'W | 16.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Lee |
| 28.4 | 2003-05-06 | 2 | 34°20'N / 88°33'W | 34°20'N / 88°32'W | 0.70 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 350K | 0 | Itawamba |
| Brief Description: The tornado move into extreme western Itawamba County from Lee County hitting the Shiloh community. Six mobile homes were destroyed and one other mobile home and a house were damaged. Two vehicles were rolled onto their roofs. A carport was demolished along with a couple of barns and outbuildings. Numerous trees were knocked down. | |||||||||||
| 28.4 | 2008-05-08 | 2 | 34°25'N / 88°31'W | 34°27'N / 88°30'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0K | Itawamba |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The initial tornado touchdown occurred in the Palestine community in extreme Northwest Itawamba County. Numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped. Several homes had partial roof damage. One home was severely damaged when a large part of its roof was torn off. The tornado lifted near the Natchez Trace Parkway about one mile southwest of Kirksville. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A weak warm front was located across North Mississippi during the morning of May 8th, 2008. Isolated thunderstorms began developing along the front. One thunderstorm quickly became severe and produced a significant tornado. Damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and a weak tornado occurred from other thunderstorms. | |||||||||||
| 28.4 | 2003-05-06 | 2 | 34°19'N / 88°33'W | 34°19'N / 88°33'W | 0.30 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Lee |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down in the extreme eastern part of Lee County and tracked east into Itawamba county. In Lee County, one mobile home was destroyed and numerous trees were blown down. | |||||||||||
| 29.1 | 1988-11-19 | 3 | 34°07'N / 88°39'W | 34°16'N / 88°38'W | 12.50 Miles | 120 Yards | 2 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | Lee |
| 29.2 | 2004-12-07 | 2 | 34°04'N / 89°00'W | 34°04'N / 89°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | Chickasaw |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down just northeast of Houlka and moved northeast. Four homes were heavily damaged. A mother and her child were trapped in one of the homes but were not injured. One other home suffered some shingle damage. Numerous trees were also blown down. | |||||||||||
| 30.0 | 1987-12-15 | 2 | 34°41'N / 88°36'W | 34°43'N / 88°29'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 30.4 | 1962-02-23 | 2 | 34°53'N / 88°54'W | 34°57'N / 88°51'W | 5.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tippah |
| 30.4 | 1976-05-13 | 2 | 34°17'N / 88°33'W | 34°18'N / 88°30'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Itawamba |
| 30.5 | 1952-08-03 | 2 | 34°22'N / 89°31'W | 0.30 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 30.6 | 1963-04-29 | 4 | 34°07'N / 88°43'W | 34°09'N / 88°39'W | 4.70 Miles | 1000 Yards | 3 | 20 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
| 31.4 | 2010-05-02 | 3 | 34°54'N / 89°01'W | 34°59'N / 88°52'W | 10.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | Tippah |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched tracked northeast into Tippah County from Benton County. The tornado continued northeast crossing into Hardeman County, Tennessee. Numerous homes were damaged along County Road 301 near the intersection of County Road 303, along Highway 72 east of Walnut and near Brownfield. In total 5 homes were destroyed. Trees and power lines were knocked down in the area as well. 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. | |||||||||||
| 31.5 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°39'N / 88°38'W | 34°39'N / 88°20'W | 17.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 31.8 | 1982-04-17 | 2 | 34°46'N / 89°27'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Marshall | |||
| 32.5 | 1991-03-22 | 3 | 34°55'N / 89°00'W | 35°00'N / 88°54'W | 13.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Tippah |
| 33.4 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 33°56'N / 88°55'W | 34°12'N / 88°31'W | 25.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 7 | 65 | 25.0M | 0 | Yalobusha |
| 34.0 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 34.0 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 34.5 | 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 |
| 35.9 | 1953-03-14 | 2 | 34°40'N / 88°26'W | 34°42'N / 88°24'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 35.9 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°32'N / 88°31'W | 34°39'N / 88°15'W | 12.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 36.1 | 1962-02-23 | 2 | 34°33'N / 89°38'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette | |||
| 36.6 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 35°00'N / 88°57'W | 35°02'N / 88°55'W | 3.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hardeman |
| 37.1 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 37.8 | 2010-05-02 | 3 | 34°59'N / 88°52'W | 35°03'N / 88°47'W | 7.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 1 | 2 | 250K | 0K | Hardeman |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into Hardeman County from Tippah County, Mississippi. The tornado tracked northeast hitting Pocahontas before moving into McNairy County. One fatality occurred in Pocahontas when a single wide trailer was destroyed. Two injuries also occurred. In total, one home was completely destroyed. Thirteen homes sustained major damage with another five receiving very minor damage. Two mobile homes were destroyed with another two receiving minor damage. Numerous trees were snapped and debarked in the area. In addition, power lines were knocked down as well. 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. | |||||||||||
| 37.8 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 34°12'N / 88°31'W | 34°23'N / 88°15'W | 18.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25.0M | 0 | Lafayette |
| 38.1 | 1970-04-19 | 4 | 34°49'N / 88°45'W | 35°00'N / 88°23'W | 24.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 4 | 78 | 2.5M | 0 | Alcorn |
| 39.1 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°00'N / 88°45'W | 34°01'N / 88°32'W | 12.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Chickasaw |
| 39.3 | 1971-05-24 | 3 | 34°51'N / 88°35'W | 34°58'N / 88°29'W | 9.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 39.4 | 1973-11-27 | 2 | 34°50'N / 88°34'W | 34°56'N / 88°26'W | 10.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 39.7 | 1954-04-28 | 2 | 34°22'N / 88°20'W | 34°24'N / 88°18'W | 3.30 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Itawamba |
| 40.2 | 2003-05-07 | 2 | 33°57'N / 88°56'W | 33°54'N / 88°43'W | 16.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Chickasaw |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down near Houston and tracked east-southeast and eventually crossed in Monroe County. Forty structures were damaged or destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 40.4 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 34°55'N / 88°31'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn | |
| 40.6 | 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 |
| 40.8 | 2010-05-02 | 3 | 35°03'N / 88°47'W | 35°03'N / 88°46'W | 1.00 Mile | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10K | 0K | Mcnairy |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into McNairy County from Hardeman County. The tornado briefly traveled northeast before lifting near Highway 57. Several trees and power lines were knocked down in the area. This storm would later spawn a couple of tornadoes further northeast in McNairy County. 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. | |||||||||||
| 41.2 | 1957-11-18 | 2 | 34°40'N / 88°20'W | 34°44'N / 88°19'W | 4.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 41.5 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°04'N / 88°32'W | 34°01'N / 88°30'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 43.0 | 1966-11-10 | 3 | 34°57'N / 88°31'W | 34°57'N / 88°28'W | 3.30 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 43.6 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°39'N / 88°20'W | 34°38'N / 88°11'W | 8.70 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 44.7 | 1953-05-04 | 2 | 34°55'N / 88°31'W | 34°59'N / 88°23'W | 8.80 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 44.8 | 1985-06-17 | 2 | 34°32'N / 88°13'W | 2.00 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo | |
| 44.8 | 1966-11-10 | 2 | 34°38'N / 88°14'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo | |||
| 46.1 | 1975-03-29 | 2 | 34°17'N / 88°14'W | 1.50 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Itawamba | |
| 46.3 | 1952-03-21 | 4 | 35°00'N / 89°35'W | 35°07'N / 89°17'W | 18.70 Miles | 427 Yards | 7 | 50 | 250K | 0 | Fayette |
| 46.9 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 33°42'N / 89°19'W | 33°56'N / 88°55'W | 23.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 5 | 2 | 25.0M | 0 | Tallahatchie |
| 47.2 | 1952-03-21 | 4 | 34°52'N / 89°41'W | 35°00'N / 89°35'W | 10.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 9 | 24 | 250K | 0 | Marshall |
| 47.3 | 1986-11-08 | 2 | 34°37'N / 88°12'W | 34°40'N / 88°11'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 47.3 | 2003-05-07 | 2 | 33°53'N / 88°46'W | 33°52'N / 88°30'W | 11.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.0M | 0 | Monroe |
| Brief Description: The tornado moved into Monroe County from Chickasaw County and continued to move east-southeast. A cow and a calf were killed. Thirty-five homes were destroyed and 117 others were damaged. Several barns, sheds and outbuildings were also damaged. | |||||||||||
| 47.5 | 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 |
| 47.6 | 1965-01-23 | 2 | 33°51'N / 89°19'W | 0.50 Mile | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Calhoun | |
| 48.2 | 1959-01-21 | 2 | 34°31'N / 88°12'W | 34°34'N / 88°07'W | 5.70 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 48.4 | 1957-04-04 | 3 | 35°03'N / 88°36'W | 35°07'N / 88°30'W | 7.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 11 | 250K | 0 | Mcnairy |
| 48.4 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 33°49'N / 88°43'W | 33°57'N / 88°26'W | 18.70 Miles | 1400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 48.5 | 1957-11-18 | 2 | 34°44'N / 88°19'W | 34°53'N / 88°10'W | 13.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 48.6 | 1967-06-29 | 2 | 34°27'N / 88°09'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 48.9 | 1988-01-19 | 3 | 33°47'N / 88°52'W | 33°49'N / 88°45'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Clay |
| 49.0 | 1962-02-22 | 2 | 33°47'N / 88°55'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Grenada | |||
| 49.0 | 1997-03-01 | 2 | 35°04'N / 88°38'W | 35°11'N / 88°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0 | Mcnairy |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down near the town of Ramer and moved northeast toward the town of Selmer. Forty-eight homes and two businesses were damaged or destroyed. One farm which housed emus was damaged and nine emus were killed. Several trees were uprooted or shredded. | |||||||||||
| 49.3 | 1973-11-26 | 3 | 33°35'N / 89°17'W | 33°59'N / 88°28'W | 54.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Webster |
| 49.5 | 1957-04-07 | 2 | 34°27'N / 88°08'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |||
* 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.