West Carroll County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in West Carroll County is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in West Carroll County is higher than Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #26
| West Carroll County | 0.01 |
| 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
| West Carroll County | 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, #11
| West Carroll County | 295.60 |
| 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 11,550 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of West Carroll 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: | 4 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 23 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 975 | Hail: | 4,057 | Heat: | 26 | Heavy Snow: | 13 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 4 | Ice Storm: | 20 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 24 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 6,184 | Tropical Storm: | 5 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 11 | Winter Weather: | 13 |
| Other: | 191 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near West Carroll County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near West Carroll County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near West Carroll County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 116 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near West Carroll County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 4.1 | 1987-02-28 | 2 | 32°51'N / 91°23'W | 32°51'N / 91°29'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 5.9 | 1966-02-09 | 2 | 32°52'N / 91°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | West Carroll | |
| 7.7 | 1975-05-06 | 2 | 32°40'N / 91°28'W | 32°42'N / 91°23'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 8.6 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 32°55'N / 91°27'W | 2.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll | |
| 8.8 | 2003-04-24 | 2 | 32°39'N / 91°33'W | 32°41'N / 91°24'W | 11.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 3 | 400K | 0 | West Carroll |
| Brief Description: This tornado touch down in a field just to the W of Duckworth road. This tornado continued 11 miles to the NE and dissipated in Floyd. Along its path a mobile home was totally destroyed on Hunt road. On highway 17, a house was destroyed because several trees fell through the house. Two mobile homes had minor damage along highway 17. In Floyd, 2 homes had their roofs blown off. In addition to the structural damage, hundreds of trees were blown down or snapped. | |||||||||||
| 11.1 | 1953-05-17 | 3 | 32°35'N / 91°32'W | 32°45'N / 91°08'W | 25.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 11.1 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°36'N / 91°29'W | 32°44'N / 91°11'W | 19.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 12.0 | 1973-12-03 | 2 | 32°37'N / 91°45'W | 32°58'N / 91°34'W | 26.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Morehouse |
| 12.1 | 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 |
| 12.7 | 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 |
| 13.4 | 1958-04-24 | 2 | 32°46'N / 91°22'W | 32°53'N / 91°05'W | 18.30 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
| 15.2 | 1984-05-07 | 3 | 32°44'N / 91°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 15.6 | 1991-11-19 | 2 | 32°48'N / 91°11'W | 0.70 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 15.6 | 1968-11-27 | 3 | 32°45'N / 91°43'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| 15.8 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°50'N / 91°11'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |
| 16.1 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 32°59'N / 91°19'W | 33°00'N / 91°18'W | 2.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 32 | 2.5M | 0 | West Carroll |
| 16.5 | 1975-03-23 | 2 | 32°41'N / 91°12'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |||
| 17.5 | 1958-02-26 | 2 | 32°54'N / 91°12'W | 32°55'N / 91°10'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Carroll |
| 17.5 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°32'N / 91°19'W | 32°44'N / 91°07'W | 18.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll |
| 17.6 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 33°00'N / 91°18'W | 33°01'N / 91°17'W | 2.30 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chicot |
| 18.8 | 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 |
| 19.0 | 1975-01-09 | 2 | 32°32'N / 91°15'W | 32°41'N / 91°10'W | 11.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | East Carroll |
| 19.8 | 1958-02-26 | 2 | 32°55'N / 91°10'W | 32°56'N / 91°08'W | 2.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 19.9 | 2001-11-24 | 3 | 32°59'N / 91°39'W | 33°08'N / 91°31'W | 13.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 3 | 11 | 2.0M | 0 | Ashley |
| Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that moved out of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana into Ashley County, Arkansas, 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. The tornado then moved to the south end of Lake Enterprise, just west of Wilmot. The tornado strengthened and widened as it approached the Wilmot area and was rated as an F3 with a maximum width of one half mile. The tornado destroyed 14 mobile homes and houses and caused extensive damage to five other homes in the vicinity of Wilmot. A church on the north side of Wilmot was completely destroyed. Additionally, a tractor shed housing farm equipment was destroyed, and the equipment inside was also destroyed. As the tornado tracked northeast toward Parkdale, it damaged or destroyed several cotton pickers, trailers, and tractors. The tornado lifted 2.5 miles east-northeast of Parkdale. The total estimated damage of the tornado was $2.0 million. The tornado caused the deaths of three people in the vicinity of Wilmot. Additionally, a total of eleven people sustained injuries. M74MH, F71MH, M89PH | |||||||||||
| 20.2 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°02'N / 91°31'W | 33°08'N / 91°28'W | 7.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 3 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 21.0 | 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 |
| 21.1 | 1990-12-30 | 2 | 33°01'N / 91°40'W | 33°08'N / 91°31'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 21.3 | 1984-11-10 | 2 | 32°38'N / 91°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| 21.6 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°35'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Richland | |||
| 21.7 | 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 |
| 21.9 | 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 |
| 23.1 | 1973-12-03 | 2 | 32°29'N / 91°45'W | 32°37'N / 91°42'W | 9.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 23 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
| 23.2 | 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 |
| 23.3 | 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 |
| 23.3 | 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 |
| 23.6 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 32°29'N / 91°51'W | 32°35'N / 91°35'W | 17.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
| 23.7 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°28'N / 91°39'W | 32°29'N / 91°34'W | 5.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
| 24.2 | 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 |
| 25.8 | 1953-12-03 | 3 | 32°44'N / 91°04'W | 32°48'N / 90°57'W | 8.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Issaquena |
| 25.9 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°44'N / 91°07'W | 32°56'N / 90°54'W | 18.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 26.3 | 1995-04-20 | 2 | 32°51'N / 91°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 100K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| Brief Description: Three houses were destroyed. Three people were taken to the hospital for superficial injuries. Several roads were closed due to downed trees and power lines. | |||||||||||
| 27.0 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°42'N / 91°01'W | 32°46'N / 90°58'W | 5.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 27.6 | 1983-04-01 | 4 | 32°40'N / 91°57'W | 32°42'N / 91°52'W | 5.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 2 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Morehouse |
| 27.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 27.6 | 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 |
| 28.1 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 33°00'N / 91°48'W | 33°21'N / 91°26'W | 32.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 28.4 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°48'N / 92°03'W | 33°00'N / 91°48'W | 20.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse |
| 28.8 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°08'N / 91°28'W | 33°17'N / 91°22'W | 11.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 36 | 250K | 0 | Chicot |
| 28.9 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 32°27'N / 91°09'W | 33°31'N / 90°52'W | 75.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 29.4 | 2009-04-09 | 2 | 33°00'N / 92°00'W | 33°02'N / 91°46'W | 14.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 600K | 50K | Ashley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado tracked across rural southern Ashley County and snapped and uprooted hundreds of large hardwood and softwood trees. Forty two homes were damaged with approximately 15 homes that were heavily damaged or destroyed. The most intense damage was along Meridian Church Road in southwest Ashley County. Here, intense tree damage resulted in several cross roads being blocked by dozens of trees, and several mobile homes and houses were destroyed by the winds and fallen trees. This was the area rated EF2 with 130 mph winds. Over the last several miles of the track, the tornado was narrower and damage was primarily in the EF1 category. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the afternoon and evening of April 9th and overnight hours of the 10th, an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes occurred across the ArkLaMiss region and pushed east through northern Louisiana and into northern Mississippi. While the majority of the severe weather occurred out of the NWS Jackson, MS service area, several reports of large hail and wind damage were reported along with a few tornadoes. One of the strongest storms moved east across Ashley County Arkansas. This storm produced an EF2 tornado over the southwest and southern sections, and contained a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail which occurred across the entire length of the county. In looking at this event, which occurred over two days (April 9-10), in a regional view, this was likely the biggest severe weather and tornado outbreak during the spring of 2009. This event contained numerous strong tornadoes along with hundreds of large hail reports which stretched from the Southern Plains to several other southern States. | |||||||||||
| 29.8 | 1981-06-10 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°12'W | 0.10 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Madison | |
| 30.0 | 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 |
| 30.2 | 1953-02-20 | 2 | 33°02'N / 91°01'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |
| 30.6 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°07'W | 32°33'N / 90°57'W | 10.00 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 2 | 920K | 500K | Warren |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado crossed the Mississippi River and entered northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. Roughly, thirty homes were damaged or destroyed in this area along with 13 mobile homes. In addition to the damaged structures, hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along with many power lines taken down. The damage across this part of Warren County was in the EF2 range with maximum winds around 130 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
| 30.8 | 1973-01-18 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°10'W | 0.20 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 31.6 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 33°15'N / 91°26'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Chicot | |
| 32.2 | 1983-04-01 | 4 | 32°39'N / 92°01'W | 32°40'N / 91°57'W | 4.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita |
| 32.8 | 1953-12-03 | 3 | 32°48'N / 90°57'W | 32°55'N / 90°50'W | 10.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 33.0 | 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 |
| 33.1 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 33°00'N / 90°57'W | 33°01'N / 90°56'W | 2.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 33.6 | 1983-11-20 | 2 | 32°53'N / 90°53'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sharkey | |
| 33.9 | 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 |
| 34.0 | 1979-04-08 | 3 | 33°15'N / 91°53'W | 33°12'N / 91°35'W | 17.70 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 13 | 25.0M | 0 | Ashley |
| 35.7 | 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 |
| 35.9 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 33°18'N / 91°35'W | 2.10 Miles | 207 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Ashley | |
| 35.9 | 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 |
| 36.4 | 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 |
| 36.9 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 33°09'N / 91°57'W | 33°14'N / 91°48'W | 10.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ashley |
| 37.2 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°45'N / 92°08'W | 32°48'N / 92°03'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 11 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 37.3 | 1967-04-13 | 2 | 33°07'N / 91°58'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ashley | |
| 37.5 | 1971-05-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°27'W | 1.00 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 37.8 | 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 |
| 37.9 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°33'N / 90°57'W | 32°39'N / 90°44'W | 15.00 Miles | 1100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 2.0M | Issaquena |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado moved into Issaquena County from Warren County and mainly tracked across forested portions of the county. The tornado did track across US Highway 61 just a couple miles south of Valley Park. Thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with one abandoned agricultural building destroyed. The tornado had EF2 intensity with 130 mph winds across Issaquena County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
| 38.0 | 1974-06-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 38.1 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°46'N / 90°58'W | 33°06'N / 90°40'W | 28.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 14 | 192 | 0K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 38.5 | 1988-01-19 | 2 | 33°08'N / 91°57'W | 33°18'N / 91°49'W | 15.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 13 | 2.5M | 0 | Ashley |
| 38.6 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°56'N / 90°54'W | 33°06'N / 90°47'W | 13.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 9 | 123 | 25.0M | 0 | Sharkey |
| 38.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 38.7 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°17'N / 91°22'W | 33°24'N / 91°16'W | 10.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chicot |
| 39.1 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 32°21'N / 91°02'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 40.0 | 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 |
| 40.6 | 1957-01-22 | 2 | 33°08'N / 92°02'W | 33°10'N / 91°59'W | 3.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ashley |
| 41.5 | 1972-04-15 | 2 | 32°42'N / 92°30'W | 32°56'N / 91°50'W | 41.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 41.5 | 1992-03-09 | 4 | 33°03'N / 90°53'W | 33°07'N / 90°46'W | 7.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 41.7 | 2008-03-03 | 2 | 32°51'N / 90°47'W | 32°55'N / 90°42'W | 7.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2K | 400K | Sharkey |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This strong tornado touched down just north of Highway 16 and tracked northeast for nearly 7 miles through the Delta National Forest. Timber damage was significant as a few thousand trees were snapped and uprooted. At the end of the track, a hunting camp sustained minor damage. Maximum winds were estimated at 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong upper level system and evolving surface low moved across the region late on March 3rd. These features combined to bring a potent weather system to the area and a healthy round of severe thunderstorms from late afternoon through around midnight. It was a line of thunderstorms which brought most of the severe weather, but a few supercells did occur just ahead of the line. Ten tornadoes occurred, two of which were strong (EF-2), along with a good deal of wind damage as the line pushed east across Mississippi. | |||||||||||
| 41.9 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 42.0 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 33°01'N / 90°56'W | 33°06'N / 90°40'W | 16.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 42.1 | 1966-06-16 | 2 | 32°26'N / 90°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Warren | |
| 42.2 | 1958-04-24 | 2 | 32°53'N / 91°05'W | 33°11'N / 90°29'W | 40.40 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 42.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 42.9 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°20'N / 91°27'W | 33°29'N / 91°15'W | 15.50 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Chicot |
| 43.1 | 2008-05-02 | 2 | 33°21'N / 91°24'W | 33°28'N / 91°16'W | 11.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 200K | Chicot |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado touched down near Highway 293 and tracked northeast for 10 miles where is dissipated shortly after crossing Highway 65. Along the path, hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. A mobile home was flipped over and destroyed. Several sheds, barns, outbuildings and unattached carports were damaged and destroyed along with several fences damaged. A 50 foot antenna was knocked down. A single family home had minor shingle damage, damage to siding, and window damage while 2 boats were damaged. The roll-up door for a tractor shed was damaged and a trampoline was blown around 75 yards and damaged. Lastly, 15 wooden power poles were also snapped near Highway 65. Maximum winds were around 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A large and powerful storm system brought several rounds of severe weather to a large section of the Central United States. The Central Plains were hit hard on Thursday, May 1st, while the Mid-South and Lower Mississippi River Valley were impacted on Friday, May 2nd into the early morning hours of May 3rd. As this severe weather episode evolved over the National Weather Service Jackson, MS service area, several tornadoes occurred, along with large hail and damaging winds. | |||||||||||
| 43.6 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°05'N / 90°59'W | 33°12'N / 90°40'W | 20.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 43.6 | 1983-12-02 | 2 | 32°30'N / 92°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 43.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 43.7 | 1958-04-24 | 2 | 32°57'N / 90°50'W | 32°58'N / 90°37'W | 12.60 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Issaquena |
| 43.8 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°20'N / 90°56'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 44.3 | 1954-04-30 | 2 | 32°32'N / 92°09'W | 1.00 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 44.4 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°39'N / 90°44'W | 32°42'N / 90°40'W | 4.00 Miles | 1100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 2.0M | Sharkey |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The path of the tornado clipped the far southeast corner of Sharkey County in the Delta National Forest. Considerable damage occurred to the timber along the path as it moved into western Yazoo County. The tornado reached EF2 intensity before moving into western Yazoo County with peak winds around 130 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
| 44.5 | 1959-01-21 | 2 | 32°49'N / 90°56'W | 33°05'N / 90°29'W | 31.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sharkey |
| 44.5 | 1978-04-17 | 2 | 33°17'N / 91°58'W | 33°21'N / 91°50'W | 9.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
| 44.8 | 1972-04-15 | 2 | 33°26'N / 91°20'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Chicot | |
| 45.7 | 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 |
| 46.1 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 46.2 | 1990-12-21 | 2 | 32°13'N / 91°04'W | 32°15'N / 90°58'W | 5.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 46.4 | 1968-02-01 | 3 | 32°24'N / 92°06'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 46.7 | 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 |
| 46.8 | 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 |
| 47.4 | 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 |
| 47.7 | 1974-04-22 | 2 | 33°10'N / 90°52'W | 33°11'N / 90°40'W | 11.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 48.1 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 33°06'N / 90°46'W | 33°11'N / 90°42'W | 7.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Washington |
| 48.3 | 1969-06-19 | 2 | 33°19'N / 90°54'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |||
| 48.4 | 2005-09-24 | 2 | 33°22'N / 91°01'W | 33°25'N / 91°01'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 680K | 0 | Washington |
| Brief Description: This strong tornado touched down a few miles southeast of Downtown Greenville on Dodd Road. The tornado tracked 2 miles to the northwest, crossed Highway 82 and dissipated at the Delta Village mobile home park. Ten mobile homes were significantly damaged or destroyed, 15 sheds were destroyed and 3 more were damaged. One barn was destroyed along with 2 carports heavily damaged. One business had its roof blown off and a nearby tower was blown over. Additionally, numerous power poles and power lines were taken down along the path. | |||||||||||
| 48.5 | 1992-03-09 | 4 | 33°07'N / 90°46'W | 33°05'N / 90°38'W | 4.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 49.4 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°23'N / 91°04'W | 33°27'N / 91°00'W | 6.20 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 49.7 | 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 |
* 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.