Yalobusha County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Yalobusha County is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Yalobusha County is much lower than Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #76
| Yalobusha County | 0.00 |
| 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
| Yalobusha 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, #78
| Yalobusha County | 0.00 |
| 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 10,060 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Yalobusha 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: | 13 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 51 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 832 | Hail: | 3,269 | Heat: | 54 | Heavy Snow: | 55 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 7 | Ice Storm: | 30 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 55 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 5,385 | Tropical Storm: | 8 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 68 | Winter Weather: | 45 |
| Other: | 188 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Yalobusha County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Yalobusha County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Yalobusha County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 84 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Yalobusha County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 5.1 | 1984-04-21 | 2 | 34°00'N / 89°55'W | 34°05'N / 89°40'W | 14.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Yalobusha |
| 5.2 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 33°58'N / 89°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Yalobusha | |
| 6.0 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 33°41'N / 90°08'W | 34°31'N / 89°24'W | 71.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Grenada |
| 6.4 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 33°36'N / 90°27'W | 34°19'N / 88°49'W | 105.9 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Leflore |
| 10.9 | 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 |
| 12.5 | 1973-03-10 | 2 | 33°43'N / 89°47'W | 33°59'N / 89°39'W | 19.90 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Grenada |
| 14.0 | 1969-06-21 | 2 | 33°53'N / 89°49'W | 33°48'N / 89°46'W | 6.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Grenada |
| 14.6 | 2000-01-03 | 2 | 34°10'N / 89°33'W | 34°14'N / 89°33'W | 2.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Yalobusha |
| Brief Description: The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county. One home was blown three feet off its foundation with only the west facing wall left standing. Two mobile homes were completely destroyed. Nine other homes and one barn recieved moderate to extensive damage. | |||||||||||
| 18.8 | 1997-03-01 | 3 | 34°04'N / 89°26'W | 34°10'N / 89°21'W | 5.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 1 | 10K | 0 | Calhoun |
| Brief Description: A second tornado developed in Calhoun county near Banner. This tornado also tracked northeast through extreme southeast Lafayette county, through the northwest part of Pontotoc county and through the middle of Union county. While damage occurred in all four counties, the most damage took place in Union county near the town of Martintown. All told 17 persons were injured. Ninety-one homes were damaged with forty-nine of these homes deemed uninhabitable. | |||||||||||
| 19.9 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°00'N / 90°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 3K | 0 | Tallahatchie | |
| 21.1 | 1990-12-21 | 3 | 33°45'N / 89°57'W | 33°50'N / 89°55'W | 3.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Grenada |
| 21.3 | 1968-12-27 | 2 | 33°46'N / 89°55'W | 33°44'N / 89°48'W | 7.30 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Grenada |
| 21.6 | 1971-02-04 | 2 | 33°43'N / 89°36'W | 33°46'N / 89°31'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 7 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Grenada |
| 21.8 | 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 |
| 23.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 24.1 | 1974-04-12 | 2 | 33°41'N / 89°45'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Grenada | |||
| 24.9 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 25.2 | 1984-04-21 | 2 | 33°51'N / 90°20'W | 34°00'N / 89°55'W | 22.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tallahatchie |
| 25.3 | 1973-11-20 | 3 | 33°41'N / 90°03'W | 33°48'N / 89°54'W | 11.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Grenada |
| 25.4 | 1965-01-23 | 2 | 33°51'N / 89°19'W | 0.50 Mile | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Calhoun | |
| 25.5 | 1952-08-03 | 2 | 34°22'N / 89°31'W | 0.30 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 25.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 26.1 | 1980-06-24 | 2 | 33°57'N / 90°10'W | 33°54'N / 90°07'W | 4.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tallahatchie |
| 27.9 | 1976-03-26 | 2 | 34°22'N / 89°26'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 27.9 | 1974-04-01 | 2 | 33°40'N / 89°55'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll | |||
| 28.2 | 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 |
| 28.6 | 1988-12-27 | 2 | 33°49'N / 90°13'W | 33°54'N / 90°06'W | 12.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tallahatchie |
| 28.7 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°22'N / 90°00'W | 2.50 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Panola | |
| 29.0 | 1978-05-12 | 2 | 34°19'N / 90°13'W | 34°19'N / 89°56'W | 16.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Panola |
| 30.4 | 1974-04-01 | 2 | 33°48'N / 89°18'W | 33°47'N / 89°13'W | 5.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Calhoun |
| 30.4 | 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 |
| 31.6 | 2008-02-05 | 3 | 34°24'N / 89°31'W | 34°30'N / 89°27'W | 7.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 14 | 35.0M | 0K | Lafayette |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in the Lafayette County Industrial Park on County Road 166 north of Oxford. The tornado destroyed the Ability Works Incorporated plant and tracked northeast hitting a county owned speculation warehouse and the Caterpillar Plant. The Elliot Lumber Company was also heavily damaged. The tornado then tracked northeast crossing County Road 101 near the County Road 104 intersection. In this area the Harvest Ministries Church, a mobile home and a veterinary clinic were all destroyed. Tree damage was noted as the tornado crossed Highway 7. The tornado continued northeast inflicting heavy damage along County Road 291 where 12 homes and mobile homes were destroyed. The tornado then damaged 2,500 acres of the Holly Springs National Forest before lifting about 2 miles east of Abbeville. A total of about 70 structures were damaged or destroyed. Eleven homes were destroyed and about 15 suffered heavy damage. About 10 mobile homes were destroyed or heavily damaged. Nine commericial structures were destroyed with another 6 suffering heavy damage. The rest of the structures had minor to moderate damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong low pressure system tracked from Northern Arkansas into Southern Missouri during the evening hours of February 5th, 2008. Supercells developed out ahead of the system during the late afternoon into the early evening. The storms produced tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. As the supercells moved east during the evening, a cold front moved into North Mississippi. A squall line developed along the front and produced another round of large hail and damaging winds. The front continued to push east into the overnight hours. | |||||||||||
| 32.0 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 33°38'N / 89°24'W | 33°42'N / 89°19'W | 7.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 2 | 4 | 25.0M | 0 | Leflore |
| 32.1 | 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 |
| 33.2 | 1968-12-27 | 2 | 34°03'N / 90°17'W | 1 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Tallahatchie | |||
| 34.1 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 34.2 | 1988-12-27 | 2 | 33°44'N / 90°14'W | 33°48'N / 90°11'W | 6.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Leflore |
| 34.3 | 1964-11-19 | 2 | 34°12'N / 90°18'W | 34°24'N / 90°07'W | 17.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Quitman |
| 34.4 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 33°45'N / 90°12'W | 0.70 Mile | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tallahatchie | |
| 34.9 | 1955-06-22 | 2 | 34°09'N / 90°25'W | 34°30'N / 89°59'W | 34.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Quitman |
| 36.1 | 1962-02-23 | 2 | 34°33'N / 89°38'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette | |||
| 36.7 | 1983-04-01 | 2 | 33°35'N / 90°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll | |
| 36.7 | 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 |
| 37.1 | 1974-10-29 | 2 | 33°30'N / 89°48'W | 0.20 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Montgomery | |
| 37.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 38.0 | 1973-11-24 | 3 | 33°40'N / 90°12'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Leflore | |||
| 39.1 | 1968-12-27 | 2 | 33°41'N / 90°18'W | 33°43'N / 90°13'W | 5.60 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Leflore |
| 39.2 | 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 |
| 39.6 | 2001-11-24 | 2 | 34°09'N / 90°27'W | 34°27'N / 90°11'W | 27.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 16 | 5.0M | 0 | Quitman |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down in the western part of the county near Walnut and tracked northeast eventually crossing into Panola county. Two women were killed when the tornado destroyed their homes. Numerous buildings were destroyed in the county. A cotton plant was damaged just west of the town of Belen. Over 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. F73PH, F61PH | |||||||||||
| 40.2 | 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 | |||||||||||
| 40.2 | 1978-05-12 | 2 | 34°19'N / 90°25'W | 34°19'N / 90°13'W | 11.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Quitman |
| 40.3 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 40.9 | 1973-04-24 | 2 | 33°54'N / 90°24'W | 0 | 42 | 2.5M | 0 | Tallahatchie | |||
| 40.9 | 1988-11-19 | 2 | 33°26'N / 89°59'W | 33°31'N / 89°55'W | 7.00 Miles | 120 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Carroll |
| 41.8 | 1957-11-14 | 3 | 33°27'N / 89°34'W | 33°27'N / 89°26'W | 7.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Montgomery |
| 41.8 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°04'N / 90°26'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Tallahatchie | |
| 41.9 | 1976-05-13 | 2 | 33°22'N / 89°38'W | 33°30'N / 89°31'W | 11.40 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Montgomery |
| 42.0 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 33°26'N / 89°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Montgomery | |
| 42.1 | 2001-11-24 | 2 | 34°27'N / 90°12'W | 34°33'N / 90°09'W | 7.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 12 | 2.0M | 0 | Panola |
| Brief Description: The tornado moved into the far western part of Panola county from Quitman county and tracked northeast eventually moving into Tate county. One girl was killed when the mobile home where she was staying was destroyed. A cluster of homes and a Baptist church were destroyed. In all 35 homes damaged or destroyed. F10MH | |||||||||||
| 42.1 | 1973-11-20 | 2 | 33°30'N / 90°04'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Leflore | |||
| 42.3 | 1970-04-01 | 2 | 33°30'N / 90°19'W | 33°40'N / 90°06'W | 16.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Leflore |
| 42.5 | 1976-04-24 | 3 | 34°21'N / 90°24'W | 34°22'N / 90°16'W | 7.70 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Quitman |
| 42.7 | 1968-03-11 | 2 | 33°31'N / 90°07'W | 1.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Leflore | |
| 42.8 | 1975-05-29 | 2 | 34°37'N / 89°57'W | 0.10 Mile | 13 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tate | |
| 43.0 | 1966-11-10 | 2 | 34°15'N / 89°00'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pontotoc | |||
| 43.0 | 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 |
| 43.4 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 33°36'N / 89°11'W | 33°40'N / 89°03'W | 9.00 Miles | 1400 Yards | 1 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Webster |
| 44.0 | 1974-01-28 | 2 | 33°44'N / 90°23'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Leflore | |||
| 44.2 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 33°29'N / 90°09'W | 33°31'N / 90°07'W | 5.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.2M | 0 | Leflore |
| 44.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 44.3 | 1971-02-21 | 2 | 34°16'N / 88°59'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Pontotoc | |||
| 44.3 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 45.9 | 1971-02-21 | 3 | 33°51'N / 90°31'W | 33°58'N / 90°28'W | 8.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 3 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sunflower |
| 46.0 | 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 |
| 46.2 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 33°23'N / 90°21'W | 33°41'N / 90°08'W | 24.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Leflore |
| 46.6 | 2001-11-24 | 2 | 34°32'N / 90°11'W | 34°40'N / 90°06'W | 9.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 5 | 500K | 0 | Tate |
| Brief Description: The tornado moved into the southwest part of Tate county from Panola county and lifted up northeast of Strayhorn. Numerous buildings were damaged or destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 47.0 | 1988-11-19 | 3 | 33°54'N / 90°32'W | 33°58'N / 90°30'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Sunflower |
| 47.3 | 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 |
| 47.3 | 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 |
| 47.8 | 1978-05-12 | 2 | 34°19'N / 90°31'W | 34°19'N / 90°25'W | 5.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Coahoma |
| 48.2 | 1962-02-22 | 2 | 33°47'N / 88°55'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Grenada | |||
| 48.3 | 1990-12-21 | 3 | 33°16'N / 89°51'W | 33°24'N / 89°41'W | 13.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 1 | 15 | 2.5M | 0 | Carroll |
| 48.5 | 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 |
| 48.7 | 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 |
* 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.