Claiborne County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Claiborne County is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Claiborne County is higher than Mississippi average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #76
| Claiborne 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
| Claiborne 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, #24
| Claiborne County | 300.22 |
| 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 11,694 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Claiborne 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: | 6 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 27 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 853 | Hail: | 3,814 | Heat: | 26 | Heavy Snow: | 17 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 9 | Ice Storm: | 18 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 28 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 6,636 | Tropical Storm: | 13 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 17 | Winter Weather: | 12 |
| Other: | 218 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Claiborne County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Claiborne County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Claiborne County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 124 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Claiborne County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 6.5 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°04'N / 90°55'W | 0.10 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Claiborne | |
| 7.8 | 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 |
| 8.1 | 1982-04-03 | 2 | 32°02'N / 91°02'W | 0 | 40 | 0K | 0 | Adams | |||
| 8.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 9.9 | 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 |
| 11.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 15.8 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | 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 |
| 18.4 | 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 |
| 18.8 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 18.9 | 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 |
| 19.0 | 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 |
| 19.2 | 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 |
| 20.0 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 31°55'N / 91°15'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tensas | |
| 21.1 | 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 |
| 22.1 | 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 |
| 22.3 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 22.7 | 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 |
| 24.4 | 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 |
| 24.5 | 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 |
| 24.9 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°20'N / 90°56'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 25.6 | 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 |
| 25.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 26.0 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 26.3 | 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 |
| 26.9 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 32°21'N / 91°02'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
| 27.3 | 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 |
| 28.1 | 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 |
| 28.1 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 28.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 28.9 | 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 |
| 29.1 | 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 |
| 29.3 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°20'N / 90°39'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hinds | |
| 29.5 | 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 |
| 29.7 | 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 |
| 30.3 | 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 |
| 30.6 | 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 |
| 30.6 | 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 |
| 30.7 | 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 |
| 30.8 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 31.0 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 31.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 31.2 | 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 |
| 31.3 | 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 |
| 31.4 | 1973-11-26 | 3 | 32°02'N / 90°23'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Copiah | |||
| 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 |
| 31.6 | 1953-04-24 | 2 | 31°43'N / 91°04'W | 32°35'N / 89°46'W | 96.70 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jefferson |
| 31.9 | 1966-06-16 | 2 | 32°26'N / 90°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Warren | |
| 32.6 | 1980-10-27 | 2 | 31°35'N / 90°36'W | 1.00 Mile | 400 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln | |
| 33.1 | 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 |
| 33.4 | 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 |
| 33.4 | 1976-06-29 | 2 | 31°37'N / 91°18'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Adams | |
| 33.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 34.0 | 1973-01-18 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°10'W | 0.20 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 34.2 | 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 |
| 34.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 34.9 | 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 |
| 34.9 | 1981-06-10 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°12'W | 0.10 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Madison | |
| 35.3 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 31°42'N / 90°24'W | 31°43'N / 90°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 35.6 | 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 |
| 35.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 35.7 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 31°42'N / 90°25'W | 31°43'N / 90°22'W | 4.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 36.1 | 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 |
| 36.4 | 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 |
| 36.7 | 1971-05-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°27'W | 1.00 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 36.9 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 31°29'N / 90°33'W | 31°42'N / 90°24'W | 15.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 37.1 | 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 |
| 37.1 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 37.7 | 1958-02-26 | 3 | 32°03'N / 90°28'W | 32°18'N / 90°10'W | 24.60 Miles | 60 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 37.8 | 1967-12-20 | 2 | 32°05'N / 90°17'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hinds | |
| 37.9 | 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 |
| 38.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 38.4 | 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 |
| 38.5 | 1980-04-25 | 2 | 32°04'N / 90°16'W | 1.00 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hinds | |
| 38.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 38.9 | 1983-04-01 | 2 | 32°13'N / 90°19'W | 0.70 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Rankin | |
| 39.0 | 2010-12-31 | 2 | 32°05'N / 90°22'W | 32°13'N / 90°12'W | 14.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0K | Hinds |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado first touched down in Midway Estates just to the west of Midway Road. Initially the tornado knocked down a few trees and caused minor shingle damage to roofs. The tornado tracked northeast crossing Tank Road, Green Gable Road, and Lebanon-Pinegrove Road. The damage was predominantly downed trees and minor structural damage. The tornado then moved nearly parallel to Interstate 55 and passed through Byram. Numerous structures were damaged, dozens of billboards were blown out, a tanker truck was overturned, numerous power poles were snapped and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado was the most intense at this point with winds estimated to be around 120 mph. In addition, the maximum path width of 1/2 mile occurred in Byram. The tornado then crossed the Pearl River into Rankin County. The tornado was on the ground for almost 14 miles in Hinds County with a total path length of 26 miles through both Hinds and Rankin Counties. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A potent storm system brought a prolonged outbreak of severe thunderstorms to the Lower Mississippi Valley region from the afternoon hours of New Years Eve lasting through the morning hours of New Years Day. This rare combination of high instability and wind shear is mainly what supported the large outbreak and multiple strong tornadoes. National Weather Service storm survey teams found 11 total tornadoes which occurred during this event. Of the 11, two were EF-3 with two more EF-2. Six were EF-1 with one EF-0. Damaging straight line winds also brought numerous trees and large limbs down across the area. Large hail also occurred during the event with reports ranging from quarter to golf ball size. In addition, flash flooding was a significant issue across the area. Roads were flooded in several locations, some vehicles were submerged in flood waters, and a few evacuations took place as a result of rising flood waters. | |||||||||||
| 39.3 | 1994-01-27 | 2 | 31°31'N / 90°31'W | 31°35'N / 90°25'W | 6.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 7 | 500K | 0 | Lincoln |
| Brief Description: Within the broad damage path across Lincoln county was a distinct path of convergent damage. Several mobile homes were totally destroyed. One frame house was totally destroyed. A sawmill was totally destroyed. Seven people were injured in the mobile homes. Many trees and power poles and lines were blown down. | |||||||||||
| 39.6 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 32°04'N / 90°23'W | 32°15'N / 90°10'W | 14.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Hinds |
| 39.6 | 1966-03-03 | 5 | 32°11'N / 90°33'W | 32°21'N / 90°07'W | 27.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 57 | 504 | 25.0M | 0 | Hinds |
| 39.9 | 1977-12-24 | 3 | 31°48'N / 90°20'W | 31°48'N / 90°12'W | 8.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Copiah |
| 39.9 | 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 |
| 40.1 | 1971-04-12 | 2 | 31°34'N / 90°31'W | 31°39'N / 90°15'W | 16.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 40.3 | 1982-09-12 | 3 | 31°43'N / 91°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Concordia | |
| 40.9 | 1992-11-21 | 4 | 31°58'N / 90°14'W | 31°58'N / 90°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Copiah |
| 41.5 | 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 |
| 41.6 | 1992-11-21 | 4 | 31°58'N / 90°12'W | 32°05'N / 90°13'W | 5.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Simpson |
| 41.6 | 1982-12-27 | 2 | 32°04'N / 91°37'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 41.9 | 1969-04-13 | 2 | 31°43'N / 90°17'W | 31°47'N / 90°13'W | 6.10 Miles | 267 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Copiah |
| 42.1 | 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 |
| 42.2 | 1967-12-02 | 3 | 31°22'N / 90°36'W | 31°31'N / 90°31'W | 11.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 42.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 42.6 | 1974-06-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 42.8 | 2007-12-20 | 2 | 31°36'N / 90°22'W | 31°37'N / 90°17'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 0K | Lincoln |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This strong tornado touched down just east of the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport and tracked east-northeast for five miles to near the Woolworth Community. The most significant damage occurred just south of Heucks Crossing along Beeson Road where two mobile homes were obliterated. The debris was swept from foundations with large debris, including furniture, and appliances thrown more than 100 yards. Additionally, numerous trees, both pines and hardwoods, were snapped and uprooted along with several power lines down along the path. A shop was also destroyed, camper trailer heavily damaged and two other homes suffered significant roof damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A small, but potent, storm system evolved and moved east across the region during the first half of the day. A large MCV (meso-scale convective vortex) developed across Central Louisiana during the morning hours and moved east adding an extra kick to the atmosphere and aided in generating a line of severe thunderstorms which produced five tornadoes and wind damage. All the severe weather was confined to the southern areas, generally along Highway 84, and extended from Natchez to Brookhaven to Laurel. | |||||||||||
| 43.0 | 1972-01-04 | 2 | 31°21'N / 90°53'W | 1.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 43.4 | 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 |
| 43.5 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 43.6 | 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 |
| 43.9 | 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 |
| 44.4 | 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 |
| 44.8 | 1981-06-03 | 2 | 31°38'N / 91°34'W | 0.50 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Concordia | |
| 45.6 | 1972-04-21 | 3 | 31°25'N / 90°28'W | 31°31'N / 90°22'W | 9.10 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 45.8 | 1975-01-10 | 2 | 32°19'N / 90°21'W | 32°29'N / 90°17'W | 12.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 46.4 | 1950-03-27 | 2 | 32°17'N / 90°16'W | 32°18'N / 90°10'W | 6.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 46.5 | 1989-03-04 | 3 | 32°23'N / 90°22'W | 32°27'N / 90°16'W | 11.00 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Hinds |
| 46.5 | 1978-04-17 | 2 | 31°20'N / 90°42'W | 31°20'N / 90°38'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Amite |
| 47.1 | 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 |
| 47.5 | 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 |
| 47.6 | 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 |
| 47.7 | 1950-03-27 | 2 | 32°17'N / 90°16'W | 32°18'N / 90°07'W | 9.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Hinds |
| 47.9 | 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 |
| 48.0 | 1986-03-12 | 2 | 31°21'N / 90°32'W | 31°23'N / 90°30'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 48.2 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 48.5 | 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 |
| 48.5 | 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 |
| 48.7 | 1976-02-18 | 2 | 32°18'N / 90°18'W | 32°22'N / 90°06'W | 12.70 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 50 | 2.5M | 0 | Hinds |
| 48.9 | 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 |
| 48.9 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 32°15'N / 90°10'W | 32°18'N / 90°09'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Rankin |
| 49.2 | 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 |
| 49.2 | 1986-03-12 | 2 | 31°20'N / 90°31'W | 31°21'N / 90°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pike |
| 49.4 | 1986-03-12 | 2 | 31°19'N / 90°36'W | 31°20'N / 90°31'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Amite |
| 49.5 | 1986-04-12 | 2 | 31°31'N / 90°22'W | 31°26'N / 90°15'W | 8.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lincoln |
| 49.7 | 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 |
| 49.9 | 1975-01-10 | 4 | 31°31'N / 90°14'W | 31°43'N / 90°07'W | 15.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence |
* 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.