Iuka, MS Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Iuka is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Iuka is lower than Mississippi average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #110
| Iuka, MS | 0.05 |
| 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
| Iuka, MS | 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, #314
| Iuka, MS | 231.97 |
| 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 3,202 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Iuka, MS 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: | 8 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 25 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 347 | Hail: | 1,009 | Heat: | 14 | Heavy Snow: | 3 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 1 | Ice Storm: | 6 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 16 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,616 | Tropical Storm: | 3 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 14 | Winter Weather: | 9 |
| Other: | 131 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Iuka, MS.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Iuka, MS.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Iuka, MS.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 105 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Iuka, MS.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 2.5 | 1957-11-18 | 2 | 34°44'N / 88°19'W | 34°53'N / 88°10'W | 13.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 5.5 | 1965-03-17 | 2 | 34°52'N / 88°08'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Alcorn | |
| 7.2 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°53'N / 88°13'W | 34°56'N / 88°07'W | 7.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 10.0 | 1955-03-21 | 2 | 34°42'N / 88°06'W | 34°44'N / 88°01'W | 5.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Colbert |
| 10.4 | 1957-11-18 | 2 | 34°40'N / 88°20'W | 34°44'N / 88°19'W | 4.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 10.8 | 1976-05-13 | 3 | 34°55'N / 88°18'W | 34°59'N / 88°15'W | 5.40 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 11.4 | 1986-11-08 | 2 | 34°37'N / 88°12'W | 34°40'N / 88°11'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 12.0 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°39'N / 88°20'W | 34°38'N / 88°11'W | 8.70 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 12.2 | 1966-11-10 | 2 | 34°38'N / 88°14'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo | |||
| 14.7 | 1976-05-13 | 3 | 34°59'N / 88°15'W | 35°03'N / 88°14'W | 4.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hardin |
| 15.1 | 1953-03-14 | 2 | 34°40'N / 88°26'W | 34°42'N / 88°24'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 15.3 | 1963-03-11 | 2 | 34°36'N / 88°06'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |||
| 16.7 | 1970-04-19 | 4 | 35°00'N / 88°23'W | 35°03'N / 88°16'W | 7.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hardin |
| 17.3 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°34'N / 88°05'W | 34°35'N / 88°05'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Franklin |
| 17.4 | 1953-05-04 | 2 | 34°55'N / 88°31'W | 34°59'N / 88°23'W | 8.80 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 18.0 | 1973-11-27 | 2 | 34°50'N / 88°34'W | 34°56'N / 88°26'W | 10.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 18.3 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°32'N / 88°31'W | 34°39'N / 88°15'W | 12.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 18.5 | 1959-01-21 | 2 | 34°31'N / 88°12'W | 34°34'N / 88°07'W | 5.70 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Tishomingo |
| 19.0 | 1985-06-17 | 2 | 34°32'N / 88°13'W | 2.00 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tishomingo | |
| 19.4 | 1966-11-10 | 3 | 34°57'N / 88°31'W | 34°57'N / 88°28'W | 3.30 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 19.6 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°39'N / 88°38'W | 34°39'N / 88°20'W | 17.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 19.6 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 34°55'N / 88°31'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn | |
| 20.3 | 1971-05-24 | 3 | 34°51'N / 88°35'W | 34°58'N / 88°29'W | 9.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Alcorn |
| 20.9 | 1987-12-15 | 2 | 34°41'N / 88°36'W | 34°43'N / 88°29'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 22.1 | 1970-04-19 | 4 | 34°49'N / 88°45'W | 35°00'N / 88°23'W | 24.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 4 | 78 | 2.5M | 0 | Alcorn |
| 22.5 | 1964-03-04 | 3 | 35°03'N / 88°16'W | 35°13'N / 88°08'W | 13.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Hardin |
| 22.6 | 1951-11-15 | 2 | 34°50'N / 87°48'W | 1.50 Miles | 177 Yards | 0 | 6 | 3K | 0 | Lauderdale | |
| 24.4 | 1967-12-21 | 2 | 34°44'N / 88°37'W | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss | |||
| 24.8 | 1967-06-29 | 2 | 34°27'N / 88°09'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 24.9 | 1957-04-07 | 2 | 34°27'N / 88°08'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |||
| 26.1 | 1954-04-28 | 2 | 35°11'N / 88°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Hardin | |
| 27.5 | 1975-03-23 | 3 | 34°30'N / 88°36'W | 34°37'N / 88°33'W | 8.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 27.6 | 1957-04-04 | 3 | 35°03'N / 88°36'W | 35°07'N / 88°30'W | 7.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 11 | 250K | 0 | Mcnairy |
| 27.8 | 1988-11-04 | 3 | 34°35'N / 88°05'W | 34°44'N / 87°24'W | 45.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 16 | 2.5M | 0 | Colbert |
| 29.0 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°31'N / 88°36'W | 34°35'N / 88°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 30 | 2.0M | 0 | Prentiss |
| Brief Description: The tornado continued from Lee county into Prentiss county finally lifting up near the town of Wheeler. The most significant damage occurred in Baldwyn along the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. The Baldwyn High School lost the roof to its gymnasium and had another building damaged. Six homes were damaged in Wheeler. | |||||||||||
| 29.0 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°40'N / 88°43'W | 34°39'N / 88°38'W | 5.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 29.1 | 1967-10-24 | 3 | 34°48'N / 87°47'W | 34°51'N / 87°35'W | 11.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Lauderdale |
| 29.1 | 1953-02-20 | 3 | 34°42'N / 87°42'W | 0.10 Mile | 20 Yards | 1 | 8 | 25K | 0 | Colbert | |
| 29.2 | 1958-01-31 | 2 | 34°29'N / 87°52'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 29.6 | 1958-02-26 | 3 | 35°14'N / 88°15'W | 0.10 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hardin | |
| 30.1 | 1954-04-28 | 2 | 34°22'N / 88°20'W | 34°24'N / 88°18'W | 3.30 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Itawamba |
| 30.2 | 1957-11-18 | 2 | 34°29'N / 87°52'W | 34°32'N / 87°45'W | 7.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
| 30.6 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°31'N / 88°44'W | 34°37'N / 88°34'W | 11.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Prentiss |
| 30.7 | 1970-04-24 | 2 | 35°08'N / 88°34'W | 0.10 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Mcnairy | |
| 30.8 | 1991-03-22 | 3 | 35°03'N / 88°43'W | 35°14'N / 88°24'W | 22.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 4 | 45 | 25.0M | 0 | Mcnairy |
| 31.0 | 1965-02-11 | 2 | 34°50'N / 87°39'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Colbert | |||
| 31.3 | 2008-05-08 | 2 | 34°25'N / 88°31'W | 34°27'N / 88°30'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0K | Itawamba |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The initial tornado touchdown occurred in the Palestine community in extreme Northwest Itawamba County. Numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped. Several homes had partial roof damage. One home was severely damaged when a large part of its roof was torn off. The tornado lifted near the Natchez Trace Parkway about one mile southwest of Kirksville. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A weak warm front was located across North Mississippi during the morning of May 8th, 2008. Isolated thunderstorms began developing along the front. One thunderstorm quickly became severe and produced a significant tornado. Damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and a weak tornado occurred from other thunderstorms. | |||||||||||
| 31.9 | 1985-08-16 | 2 | 34°39'N / 87°38'W | 34°45'N / 87°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Colbert |
| 32.2 | 1959-01-21 | 2 | 35°14'N / 88°24'W | 35°16'N / 88°21'W | 4.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Mcnairy |
| 32.2 | 1971-02-21 | 2 | 35°09'N / 88°35'W | 1.50 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 36 | 2.5M | 0 | Mcnairy | |
| 32.3 | 1997-03-01 | 2 | 35°04'N / 88°38'W | 35°11'N / 88°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0 | Mcnairy |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down near the town of Ramer and moved northeast toward the town of Selmer. Forty-eight homes and two businesses were damaged or destroyed. One farm which housed emus was damaged and nine emus were killed. Several trees were uprooted or shredded. | |||||||||||
| 32.8 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 34°23'N / 88°15'W | 34°33'N / 88°57'W | 18.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 1 | 2 | 25.0M | 0 | Union |
| 33.0 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 34°51'N / 87°37'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lauderdale | |
| 33.3 | 1957-12-19 | 2 | 34°36'N / 87°40'W | 0 | 7 | 25K | 0 | Colbert | |||
| 34.8 | 1998-04-16 | 4 | 35°13'N / 88°01'W | 35°12'N / 87°38'W | 23.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 3 | 6 | 4.0M | 0 | Wayne |
| Brief Description: The tornado killed 3 people in Wayne county. 2 females, their ages 75 and 57, were killed in a modular home on Lay Creek Rd. Another female, age 69, was killed on Chalk Creek Road in a wooden frame home. The tornado left nothing but the foundation. A lumber yard was destroyed. Many trees were down in the path of the tornado. Many houses and mobile homes were destroyed. 34 homes were completely destroyed, 14 homes had major damage and 22 had minor damage. . F75MH, F57MH, F69PH | |||||||||||
| 34.8 | 1964-03-04 | 3 | 35°13'N / 88°08'W | 35°23'N / 88°00'W | 13.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Wayne |
| 34.8 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°45'N / 87°40'W | 34°50'N / 87°30'W | 11.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 22 | 250K | 0 | Colbert |
| 35.0 | 2010-05-02 | 2 | 35°07'N / 88°41'W | 35°22'N / 88°21'W | 25.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 10 | 7.3M | 0K | Mcnairy |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down near the intersection of Sulphur Springs Road and Steadman Road, southwest of Selmer, and tracked northeast. This tornado was spawned from the same cell that produced a tornado from near Ashland, Mississippi to near Pocahontas, Tennessee and just west of Ramer, Tennessee in McNairy County. Tree and minor roof damage was noted at the beginning of the track. The tornado tracked further to the northeast and hit northern parts of Selmer. A carport failed due to fallen trees at the Christmas Tree Farm. A large home was moved off the foundation as well as a double wide mobile home. A single wide trailer was destroyed and wrapped around a tree. Total collapse of a few buildings occurred as well. Large trees were knocked down and minor roof damage was noted. The tornado then tracked further to the northeast and hit Bethesda and Purdy. Two churches were destroyed. A brick home sustained major roof damage while a horse barn was completely destroyed. The tornado tracked further to the northeast and hit the town of Good Hope. Two homes were destroyed. The tornado continued to the northeast crossing into Hardin County just to the southwest Milledgeville. At least ten injuries occurred in McNairy County from the tornado. In total, 22 homes were completely destroyed with 59 homes sustaining major damage. At least minor damage occurred to 219 homes. Fifteen mobile homes were destroyed and eleven sustained major damage. Twenty mobile homes received minor damage. Several other buildings and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010. South to southwest winds pumped warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and created a very unstable atmosphere. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the front during the early evening hours and moved east into Eastern Arkansas shortly before midnight. Additional thunderstorms occurred in association with the upper level disturbance. Due to the unstable atmosphere, thunderstorms quickly became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding. The severe weather evolved into an outbreak by May 1st and 2nd. Historic rainfall and flash flooding in addition to large hail and damaging winds occurred during the early morning hours of May 1st with several tornadoes occurring during the afternoon hours of May 1st to early morning hours of May 2nd. | |||||||||||
| 35.2 | 2008-02-05 | 4 | 35°16'N / 88°17'W | 35°22'N / 88°02'W | 16.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 3 | 5 | 17.6M | 0K | Hardin |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The initial tornado touchdown occurred west of the Tennessee River near the intersection of Coffee Landing Road and Towboat Lane about 740 pm CST. The tornado then quickly raced northeast causing extensive damage to homes and trees just east of the Tennessee River in the Oak Grove, Cerro Gordo and Swift Communities. The tornado destroyed 59 houses, 11 mobile homes, 11 public buildings, a vacant store and 11 farm buildings. Another 117 structures received varying degrees of damage. Four of the 11 public buildings belonged to the Sharon Baptist Church. The church lost its sanctuary, preschool, academy and student center, off Cravens Road in the Oak Grove area. Two of the five injuries occurred at the church while two more injuries occurred in homes in the Oak Grove area. All three deaths occurred in mobile homes. Two of the deaths occurred in the Cerro Gordo area while the third fatality occurred in northeast Hardin County in the vicinity of Nance Bend Road and Highway 128. The tornado continued northeast before lifting near the intersection of Highway 114 and Highway 128 around 757 pm CST. The path length was about 16 miles and the maximum width was one half mile. The highest estimated winds were around 170 mph. Utility restoration costs were estimated at around $200,000. 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 West Tennessee. 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. | |||||||||||
| 35.6 | 1975-03-23 | 3 | 34°25'N / 88°43'W | 34°30'N / 88°36'W | 8.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lee |
| 36.2 | 1975-03-29 | 2 | 34°17'N / 88°14'W | 1.50 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Itawamba | |
| 36.5 | 1963-03-11 | 2 | 35°06'N / 87°44'W | 35°07'N / 87°36'W | 7.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Wayne |
| 36.8 | 2010-05-02 | 3 | 35°03'N / 88°47'W | 35°03'N / 88°46'W | 1.00 Mile | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10K | 0K | Mcnairy |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into McNairy County from Hardeman County. The tornado briefly traveled northeast before lifting near Highway 57. Several trees and power lines were knocked down in the area. This storm would later spawn a couple of tornadoes further northeast in McNairy County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010. South to southwest winds pumped warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and created a very unstable atmosphere. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the front during the early evening hours and moved east into Eastern Arkansas shortly before midnight. Additional thunderstorms occurred in association with the upper level disturbance. Due to the unstable atmosphere, thunderstorms quickly became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding. The severe weather evolved into an outbreak by May 1st and 2nd. Historic rainfall and flash flooding in addition to large hail and damaging winds occurred during the early morning hours of May 1st with several tornadoes occurring during the afternoon hours of May 1st to early morning hours of May 2nd. | |||||||||||
| 37.0 | 1967-10-24 | 3 | 34°40'N / 87°40'W | 34°44'N / 87°27'W | 13.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Colbert |
| 37.0 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°27'N / 88°47'W | 34°30'N / 88°38'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Lee |
| Brief Description: The continued into Lee county from Union county and tracked northeast producing damage in Baldwyn. The tornado then moved out of Lee county into Prentiss county. In Guntown, eight homes and 1 business were heavily damaged while 13 other structures were damaged. In Saltillo, a mobile homes overturned. The tornado did significant damage in Baldwyn, which is located on the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed including the Baldwyn High School which lost the roof to its gymnasium. | |||||||||||
| 37.2 | 1984-04-21 | 3 | 34°12'N / 88°31'W | 34°23'N / 88°15'W | 18.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25.0M | 0 | Lafayette |
| 37.4 | 1972-09-29 | 3 | 34°43'N / 88°58'W | 34°40'N / 88°43'W | 14.60 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tippah |
| 38.0 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°30'N / 88°47'W | 34°31'N / 88°44'W | 3.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 38.2 | 2003-05-06 | 2 | 34°20'N / 88°33'W | 34°20'N / 88°32'W | 0.70 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 350K | 0 | Itawamba |
| Brief Description: The tornado move into extreme western Itawamba County from Lee County hitting the Shiloh community. Six mobile homes were destroyed and one other mobile home and a house were damaged. Two vehicles were rolled onto their roofs. A carport was demolished along with a couple of barns and outbuildings. Numerous trees were knocked down. | |||||||||||
| 38.3 | 1964-03-09 | 3 | 34°30'N / 87°40'W | 34°36'N / 87°32'W | 10.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
| 38.4 | 2010-05-02 | 3 | 34°59'N / 88°52'W | 35°03'N / 88°47'W | 7.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 1 | 2 | 250K | 0K | Hardeman |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into Hardeman County from Tippah County, Mississippi. The tornado tracked northeast hitting Pocahontas before moving into McNairy County. One fatality occurred in Pocahontas when a single wide trailer was destroyed. Two injuries also occurred. In total, one home was completely destroyed. Thirteen homes sustained major damage with another five receiving very minor damage. Two mobile homes were destroyed with another two receiving minor damage. Numerous trees were snapped and debarked in the area. In addition, power lines were knocked down as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010. South to southwest winds pumped warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and created a very unstable atmosphere. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the front during the early evening hours and moved east into Eastern Arkansas shortly before midnight. Additional thunderstorms occurred in association with the upper level disturbance. Due to the unstable atmosphere, thunderstorms quickly became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding. The severe weather evolved into an outbreak by May 1st and 2nd. Historic rainfall and flash flooding in addition to large hail and damaging winds occurred during the early morning hours of May 1st with several tornadoes occurring during the afternoon hours of May 1st to early morning hours of May 2nd. | |||||||||||
| 38.5 | 1959-01-21 | 3 | 34°23'N / 88°59'W | 34°39'N / 88°34'W | 30.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| 38.6 | 1970-04-19 | 4 | 34°43'N / 89°00'W | 34°49'N / 88°45'W | 15.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tippah |
| 39.2 | 1962-02-23 | 2 | 34°53'N / 88°54'W | 34°57'N / 88°51'W | 5.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tippah |
| 39.4 | 2003-05-06 | 2 | 34°19'N / 88°33'W | 34°19'N / 88°33'W | 0.30 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Lee |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down in the extreme eastern part of Lee County and tracked east into Itawamba county. In Lee County, one mobile home was destroyed and numerous trees were blown down. | |||||||||||
| 39.5 | 2005-11-15 | 2 | 35°11'N / 87°45'W | 35°15'N / 87°40'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 100K | 0 | Wayne |
| Brief Description: The NWS Storm Survey found that a tornado first touched down just south of Collinwood along Highway 13 near Shackelford Funeral Home. The tornado moved northeast and damaged several homes and snapped off numerous large trees along Ayers Rd. A barn was destroyed near the intersection of Ayers Road and Millrock. Several homes near this intersection received significant structural damage. Two trailer homes were damaged and were moved off their foundations. The tornado contiued to move northeast and did significant damage to the Millrock Baptist Church. Along Shawnette Road, more homes were damaged and numerous trees were blown down. Between Little Shawnette Road and Double Branch Road, a home was nearly destroyed. This was the last evidence of damage from the tornado in Wayne County. One injury occurred while a woman was inside her house on Shawnettee Road when the tornado moved the house off the foundation. | |||||||||||
| 39.6 | 2010-05-02 | 2 | 35°22'N / 88°21'W | 35°22'N / 88°21'W | 1.00 Mile | 880 Yards | 0 | 2 | 100K | 0K | Hardin |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado tracked northeast into Hardin County from McNairy County and hit the town of Milledgeville. One house sustained major damage while another sustained roof damage. Minor damage occurred to a shed. Several trees were knocked down in the area. Two injuries occurred from the tornado. This storm went on to produce a tornado in Henderson and Decatur Counties. 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. | |||||||||||
| 40.2 | 1976-05-13 | 2 | 34°17'N / 88°33'W | 34°18'N / 88°30'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Itawamba |
| 41.0 | 1958-04-05 | 2 | 34°40'N / 87°32'W | 34°46'N / 87°26'W | 8.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Colbert |
| 41.6 | 1999-02-27 | 2 | 34°54'N / 87°29'W | 34°56'N / 87°28'W | 1.70 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 145K | 0K | Lauderdale |
| Brief Description: A tornado occurred around 5:55 pm about 4 miles northeast of Killen in northern Lauderdale County. A mobile home was destroyed, several houses were heavily damaged, numerous trees were downed and uprooted, and several other structures sustained damage. The damage area was along CR 71 in the Antioch area. | |||||||||||
| 42.1 | 1961-05-08 | 2 | 35°20'N / 88°40'W | 35°23'N / 88°22'W | 17.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mcnairy |
| 43.0 | 2008-05-08 | 2 | 34°44'N / 87°28'W | 34°46'N / 87°25'W | 13.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0K | Colbert |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A surveillance camera from an equipment company northeast of Leighton captured a tornado on video picking up at least 2 cars and throwing them nearly 40 feet. A home was destroyed and another heavily damaged along River Road and Second Street. Large trees were snapped and uprooted near Fosters Mill at the intersection County Road 40. An 18 wheeler was reported to be overturned in this area as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) produced no less than five tornadoes and damaging thunderstorm winds across northern Alabama during the late morning through mid afternoon hours. | |||||||||||
| 43.2 | 2010-05-02 | 3 | 34°54'N / 89°01'W | 34°59'N / 88°52'W | 10.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | Tippah |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched tracked northeast into Tippah County from Benton County. The tornado continued northeast crossing into Hardeman County, Tennessee. Numerous homes were damaged along County Road 301 near the intersection of County Road 303, along Highway 72 east of Walnut and near Brownfield. In total 5 homes were destroyed. Trees and power lines were knocked down in the area as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010. South to southwest winds pumped warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and created a very unstable atmosphere. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the front during the early evening hours and moved east into Eastern Arkansas shortly before midnight. Additional thunderstorms occurred in association with the upper level disturbance. Due to the unstable atmosphere, thunderstorms quickly became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding. The severe weather evolved into an outbreak by May 1st and 2nd. Historic rainfall and flash flooding in addition to large hail and damaging winds occurred during the early morning hours of May 1st with several tornadoes occurring during the afternoon hours of May 1st to early morning hours of May 2nd. | |||||||||||
| 43.2 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°32'N / 89°00'W | 34°36'N / 88°48'W | 12.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 43.6 | 1967-10-24 | 3 | 34°44'N / 87°27'W | 34°44'N / 87°25'W | 1.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 43.8 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 34°20'N / 87°44'W | 34°25'N / 87°32'W | 12.80 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | Franklin |
| 43.9 | 1991-03-22 | 3 | 34°55'N / 89°00'W | 35°00'N / 88°54'W | 13.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Tippah |
| 44.1 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 35°00'N / 88°57'W | 35°02'N / 88°55'W | 3.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hardeman |
| 44.2 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 34°19'N / 88°49'W | 34°23'N / 88°40'W | 9.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | Lee |
| 44.5 | 1988-11-04 | 2 | 35°15'N / 87°50'W | 35°25'N / 87°39'W | 13.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wayne |
| 44.7 | 2001-02-24 | 3 | 34°21'N / 88°48'W | 34°28'N / 88°50'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: The tornado continued to move northeast across extreme southeast Union county from Pontotoc county. The tornado moved into northern Lee county near Corrona. While the tornado was in Union county, a couple of mobile home were destroyed. Nine mobile homes and several houses were damaged. Some trees and power lines were also knocked down. | |||||||||||
| 45.7 | 2008-05-08 | 2 | 34°46'N / 87°25'W | 34°48'N / 87°22'W | 4.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0K | Lawrence |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado continued its track from Fosters Mill in Colbert County into the far northern tip of Lawrence County. The tornado struck the Doublehead Resort and Lodge producing significant structural damage. A 2-story house was completely lifted off its foundation and moved nearly 20 feet. The entire west-facing side of this house was ripped off along with significant roof damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) produced no less than five tornadoes and damaging thunderstorm winds across northern Alabama during the late morning through mid afternoon hours. | |||||||||||
| 46.7 | 1971-02-04 | 3 | 34°18'N / 87°40'W | 34°23'N / 87°32'W | 9.60 Miles | 750 Yards | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
| 47.0 | 2008-05-08 | 3 | 34°15'N / 88°47'W | 34°19'N / 88°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0K | Lee |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The initial tornado touchdown occurred 1.5 miles west of the Tupelo Regional Airport. The tornado traveled northeast across Northern Lee County moving just north of the Tupelo Regional Airport. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it hit the Furniture Market Mississippi building on Coley Road and Chesterville Road. The tornado continued to produce significant damage on North Gloster Road near the Barnes Crossing Mall. The tornado continued moving northeast and crossed U.S. Highway 45 where it struck a farm supply store. Several cars were damaged by flying debris, tractor trailers were overturned and part of the supply store roof was torn off. Next to the farm supply store, a marine and outdoor store was also hit where several boats were damaged and the roof was partially torn off. Also, a large hardware store, a medical complex and a Mississippi Department of Transportation district office were among other buildings damaged. The tornado moved northeast uprooting and snapping large trees as well as producing minor roof damage to several homes before lifting about 3 miles south southeast of Saltillo. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A weak warm front was located across North Mississippi during the morning of May 8th, 2008. Isolated thunderstorms began developing along the front. One thunderstorm quickly became severe and produced a significant tornado. Damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and a weak tornado occurred from other thunderstorms. | |||||||||||
| 47.4 | 1997-03-01 | 3 | 34°23'N / 89°02'W | 34°35'N / 88°50'W | 30.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 16 | 250K | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: A second tornado developed in Calhoun county near Banner. This tornado also tracked northeast through extreme southeast Lafayette county, through the northwest part of Pontotoc county and through the middle of Union county. While damage occurred in all four counties, the most damage took place in Union county near the town of Martintown. All told 17 persons were injured. Ninety-one homes were damaged with forty-nine of these homes deemed uninhabitable. | |||||||||||
| 47.5 | 1958-04-05 | 2 | 34°46'N / 87°26'W | 34°51'N / 87°17'W | 10.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 47.6 | 1955-03-21 | 2 | 34°16'N / 88°43'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lee | |
| 48.2 | 1963-03-11 | 2 | 34°07'N / 88°01'W | 34°15'N / 87°37'W | 24.60 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Marion |
| 48.2 | 1964-03-09 | 3 | 34°51'N / 87°23'W | 34°54'N / 87°19'W | 5.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 2 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Lauderdale |
| 48.3 | 1965-03-17 | 3 | 34°50'N / 87°30'W | 34°57'N / 87°12'W | 18.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lauderdale |
| 48.6 | 1975-02-22 | 3 | 34°39'N / 89°05'W | 34°44'N / 89°00'W | 7.60 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tippah |
| 48.8 | 1968-05-29 | 2 | 34°29'N / 87°26'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence | |
| 49.5 | 1971-02-04 | 3 | 34°02'N / 87°57'W | 34°18'N / 87°40'W | 24.50 Miles | 750 Yards | 0 | 12 | 25K | 0 | Marion |
| 49.5 | 1988-11-19 | 3 | 34°07'N / 88°39'W | 34°16'N / 88°38'W | 12.50 Miles | 120 Yards | 2 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | Lee |
| 49.5 | 1976-05-13 | 2 | 34°07'N / 88°46'W | 34°17'N / 88°33'W | 16.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Lee |
* 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.