Quitman County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Quitman County is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Quitman County is much lower than Mississippi average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #16
| Quitman County | 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
| Quitman 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, #70
| Quitman County | 185.64 |
| 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 9,705 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Quitman County were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 15 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 52 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 926 | Hail: | 3,170 | Heat: | 56 | Heavy Snow: | 56 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 7 | Ice Storm: | 31 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 51 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 5,025 | Tropical Storm: | 8 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 67 | Winter Weather: | 50 |
| Other: | 191 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Quitman County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Quitman County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Quitman County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 88 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Quitman County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 3.6 | 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 | |||||||||||
| 4.7 | 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 |
| 5.7 | 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 |
| 7.2 | 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 |
| 7.7 | 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 |
| 11.0 | 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 |
| 13.1 | 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 |
| 14.0 | 1968-12-27 | 2 | 34°03'N / 90°17'W | 1 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Tallahatchie | |||
| 15.0 | 1976-04-24 | 3 | 34°17'N / 90°41'W | 34°21'N / 90°24'W | 16.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Coahoma |
| 15.2 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°04'N / 90°26'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Tallahatchie | |
| 16.2 | 1955-10-28 | 2 | 34°12'N / 90°34'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Coahoma | |
| 17.5 | 1963-04-29 | 3 | 34°25'N / 90°34'W | 34°26'N / 90°28'W | 5.70 Miles | 440 Yards | 5 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Coahoma |
| 18.3 | 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 | |||||||||||
| 18.3 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°22'N / 90°00'W | 2.50 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Panola | |
| 21.5 | 1964-11-19 | 2 | 34°21'N / 90°45'W | 34°11'N / 90°35'W | 14.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Coahoma |
| 21.9 | 1974-07-16 | 2 | 34°04'N / 90°36'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Coahoma | |
| 22.2 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 34°00'N / 90°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 3K | 0 | Tallahatchie | |
| 24.0 | 1975-02-22 | 2 | 34°33'N / 90°29'W | 34°36'N / 90°25'W | 5.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Tunica |
| 24.2 | 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 |
| 24.5 | 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 |
| 24.6 | 1962-04-28 | 2 | 34°26'N / 90°24'W | 34°47'N / 90°12'W | 26.70 Miles | 1760 Yards | 1 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Tunica |
| 25.1 | 1973-04-24 | 2 | 33°54'N / 90°24'W | 0 | 42 | 2.5M | 0 | Tallahatchie | |||
| 25.4 | 1978-12-03 | 2 | 34°31'N / 90°36'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Phillips | |
| 25.4 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 25.6 | 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 |
| 26.4 | 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 |
| 27.2 | 2009-07-30 | 2 | 34°16'N / 90°46'W | 34°17'N / 90°46'W | 1.00 Mile | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2K | 0K | Phillips |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed over from Burke Landing in Coahoma County Mississippi continuing to weaken and lifted shortly thereafter. A few trees were knocked down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 28.1 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 34°12'N / 90°44'W | 34°17'N / 90°50'W | 8.20 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 11 | 25K | 0 | Coahoma |
| 28.3 | 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 | 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 |
| 28.9 | 1954-02-27 | 2 | 34°31'N / 90°41'W | 34°33'N / 90°39'W | 3.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Phillips |
| 29.1 | 2009-07-30 | 2 | 34°15'N / 90°50'W | 34°16'N / 90°46'W | 4.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 750K | 0K | Coahoma |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado continued northeast crossing over from Phillips County, Arkansas into Coahoma County, Mississippi and weakend. The tornado produced EF-1 damage near Burke Landing. Two hunting cabins were heavily damaged due to trees falling. An additional three to four houses were damaged. Several trees were knocked down in the area as well. The tornado continued northeast crossing back into Phillips County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 29.5 | 1964-11-19 | 2 | 34°18'N / 90°51'W | 34°21'N / 90°45'W | 6.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Phillips |
| 31.7 | 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 |
| 31.7 | 1975-05-29 | 2 | 34°37'N / 89°57'W | 0.10 Mile | 13 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tate | |
| 32.0 | 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 |
| 32.2 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 34°42'N / 90°08'W | 0.70 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tate | |
| 32.4 | 2009-07-30 | 2 | 34°13'N / 90°53'W | 34°15'N / 90°50'W | 4.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10K | 0K | Phillips |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into Phillips County from Coahoma County, Mississippi. The tornado moved northeast through a wooded area crossing the Mississippi River back into Coahoma County, Mississippi. Several trees were knocked down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 32.5 | 1983-05-14 | 2 | 34°43'N / 90°23'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Tunica | |
| 33.9 | 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 |
| 34.0 | 1956-04-29 | 3 | 34°33'N / 90°46'W | 34°35'N / 90°44'W | 3.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Phillips |
| 34.9 | 2009-07-30 | 2 | 34°12'N / 90°55'W | 34°13'N / 90°53'W | 2.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0K | Coahoma |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into the Jackson Point area from Phillips County, Arkansas and continued northeast. Several trees were snapped in the area. Approximately, 50-55 residences including mobile homes, houses, and hunting camps were damaged or destroyed. The tornado continued northeast crossing back into Phillips County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 35.1 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 33°45'N / 90°12'W | 0.70 Mile | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tallahatchie | |
| 36.2 | 1974-01-28 | 2 | 33°44'N / 90°23'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Leflore | |||
| 36.7 | 1975-03-12 | 2 | 33°58'N / 89°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Yalobusha | |
| 37.0 | 1974-04-01 | 2 | 33°51'N / 90°43'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bolivar | |||
| 37.8 | 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 |
| 38.2 | 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 | 1988-11-26 | 2 | 33°44'N / 90°34'W | 2.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Sunflower | |
| 39.6 | 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 |
| 40.2 | 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 |
| 40.4 | 1988-12-27 | 2 | 34°09'N / 89°38'W | 34°10'N / 89°33'W | 5.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Yalobusha |
| 40.7 | 1962-04-28 | 2 | 34°47'N / 90°12'W | 34°53'N / 90°08'W | 7.90 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | De Soto |
| 40.8 | 1973-11-24 | 3 | 33°40'N / 90°12'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Leflore | |||
| 40.9 | 2009-07-30 | 2 | 34°09'N / 91°05'W | 34°12'N / 90°55'W | 10.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0K | Phillips |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down in Arkansas County roughly 5 miles south of Tichnor. The tornado moved northeast crossing into Phillips County. The tornado knocked down around one thousand trees in the White River National Wildlife Refuge. From there, the tornado traveled northeast on a continuous path producing damage near Lundell. The Phillips County Airport sustained damage to several buildings. One brick building had major roof damage while another building was completely destroyed. An airport hangar was damaged as well. Several airplanes received damage. Another building sustained minor damage. Several trees were snapped off and many power lines were knocked down in the area. The tornado continued northeast crossing into Coahoma County, Mississippi near Jackson Point. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of July 30th, 2009. A low pressure center developed along the front as the front moved into the area. The low pressure helped to spawn several tornadoes across the Mid-South. In addition, other storms produced damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding into the evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 41.1 | 2001-02-24 | 2 | 34°07'N / 91°02'W | 34°11'N / 90°58'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 50K | 0 | Phillips |
| Brief Description: The tornado moved into the southeast corner of Phillips county from northern Desha county. The tornado struck several mobile homes just southwest of Mosby. Two mobile homes and a farm shop were destroyed. Two people from one of the mobile homes were injured. | |||||||||||
| 41.2 | 2005-09-24 | 2 | 33°42'N / 90°40'W | 33°50'N / 90°45'W | 12.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 800K | 100K | Bolivar |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down between Cleveland and Ruleville about 3 miles southeast of Dockery in Western Sunflower county. The tornado then tracked northwest into Bolivar county just east of Cleveland and then toward Merigold where it dissipated. As the tornado approached Cleveland it remained over open farm land and caused damage to trees and power lines. The tornado became more intense just east and northeast of Cleveland. Here the most significant damage occurred which was within a swath of nearly 2 miles that extended from the northeast outskirts of Cleveland to the Renova Community. A couple of buildings were severely damage with one commercial storage building totally destroyed. Three mobile homes were destroyed and 5 other homes sustained heavy damage. Three sheds were destroyed and numerous large trees and power poles were taken down. A mid-sized storage tank was thrown 1/4 of a mile into a field and 3 bicycle frames were thrown 1/4 to 1/2 a mile away. The tornado weakened as it moved toward Merigold and dissipated about 1 mile west of Town off Pemble Road. The total path length across Sunflower and Bolivar counties was 13 miles with a maximum width of 200 yards and maximum rating of F2. Additionally, this tornado developed from the same parent storm which produced the Belzoni tornado. | |||||||||||
| 41.9 | 2001-02-24 | 2 | 34°05'N / 91°01'W | 34°07'N / 90°59'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Desha |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado was spawned in northeast Desha County close to a mile north of Snow Lake. The tornado moved quickly northeast and snapped off a number of trees. The tornado also damaged several irrigation systems. The tornado travelled roughly 3 miles before exiting Desha County about 4 miles north-northeast of Snow Lake. The tornado moved into Phillips County which is in the Memphis County Warning Area. | |||||||||||
| 41.9 | 1965-02-11 | 2 | 34°34'N / 91°02'W | 34°36'N / 90°47'W | 14.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Phillips |
| 42.4 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 42.6 | 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 |
| 42.7 | 1962-02-23 | 2 | 34°33'N / 89°38'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette | |||
| 42.7 | 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 |
| 43.0 | 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 |
| 43.2 | 1967-05-01 | 2 | 33°50'N / 90°51'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bolivar | |
| 43.4 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 33°43'N / 90°45'W | 33°46'N / 90°43'W | 4.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Bolivar |
| 43.7 | 1972-04-15 | 2 | 33°42'N / 90°48'W | 33°47'N / 90°41'W | 8.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 62 | 250K | 0 | Bolivar |
| 44.1 | 1968-04-03 | 2 | 34°41'N / 89°54'W | 34°54'N / 89°51'W | 15.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | De Soto |
| 44.6 | 1978-12-03 | 2 | 34°46'N / 90°46'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lee | |
| 44.8 | 1952-08-03 | 2 | 34°22'N / 89°31'W | 0.30 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 45.3 | 1965-02-11 | 2 | 34°54'N / 90°22'W | 34°55'N / 90°16'W | 5.90 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Crittenden |
| 45.6 | 1968-05-16 | 2 | 34°49'N / 89°57'W | 34°51'N / 89°52'W | 5.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | De Soto |
| 45.8 | 1974-04-01 | 2 | 33°40'N / 89°55'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll | |||
| 46.2 | 1974-06-15 | 2 | 33°44'N / 90°48'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bolivar | |||
| 46.5 | 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 |
| 46.7 | 1988-01-19 | 2 | 34°51'N / 90°07'W | 34°57'N / 89°59'W | 9.50 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | De Soto |
| 47.2 | 1971-02-21 | 3 | 33°31'N / 90°27'W | 33°38'N / 90°21'W | 10.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Leflore |
| 48.0 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 48.2 | 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 |
| 48.2 | 1983-04-01 | 2 | 33°35'N / 90°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll | |
| 48.2 | 1965-02-11 | 2 | 34°55'N / 90°16'W | 34°58'N / 90°02'W | 13.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | De Soto |
| 48.4 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 48.7 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 33°33'N / 90°36'W | 33°36'N / 90°27'W | 9.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Sunflower |
| 48.8 | 1999-01-21 | 2 | 33°29'N / 90°37'W | 33°41'N / 90°31'W | 15.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Sunflower |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down in open field and moved northeast towards Blaine. A few trees and power lines were blown down until it reached Blaine. At Blaine, the storm did substantial damage to four wood structured houses and one brick structured house. One mobile home was destroyed and another received heavy damage. Two automobiles were also damaged by the debris. Further northeast along the track, the tornado destroyed two wood framed churches near Doddsville. Also a pivot irrigation system was over-turned and several power lines and power poles were blown down. | |||||||||||
| 49.2 | 1973-08-14 | 2 | 34°57'N / 90°28'W | 0.30 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | St. Francis | |
| 49.5 | 1976-03-26 | 2 | 34°22'N / 89°26'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 49.7 | 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 |
| 50.0 | 2001-11-24 | 2 | 34°51'N / 89°50'W | 34°53'N / 89°49'W | 6.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 9 | 1.9M | 0 | De Soto |
| Brief Description: The tornado began just southwest of Lewisburg in eastern De Soto county and moved northeast. Nineteen homes were destroyed and 119 homes were damaged. Numerous trees were also knocked down. | |||||||||||
* 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.