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Tornado in Hinds County, Mississippi
127 tornadoes events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Tornado.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 127 tornado events in Hinds County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 52 years.
April is the busiest month, with 31 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 68 events against 27 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3.6% of the 3,532 tornado events recorded in Mississippi; its 14.6 per 100 square miles compares with 7.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 58 deaths in the county to tornadoes.
By rating: 33 at (E)F0, 66 at (E)F1, 19 at (E)F2, 5 at (E)F3, 0 at (E)F4, 1 at (E)F5 and 3 unrated. Tornadoes before 2007 carry the original Fujita rating.
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Hinds County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado events since 1950 | 127 | 3,532 | 81,281 |
| Per 100 square miles | 14.6 | 7.5 | 2.3 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 5.7 | 12.0 | 2.4 |
| Deaths recorded | 58 | 537 | 6,410 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
11Mar
23Apr
31May
9Jun
5Jul
2Aug
2Sep
6Oct
2Nov
16Dec
14
Magnitude distribution
Enhanced Fujita scale wind estimates
- EF0/F0
- 65–85 mph (EF0)
- EF1/F1
- 86–110 mph (EF1)
- EF2/F2
- 111–135 mph (EF2)
- EF3/F3
- 136–165 mph (EF3)
- EF4/F4
- 166–200 mph (EF4)
- EF5/F5
- over 200 mph (EF5)
- Unrated
- no rating recorded
Tornado rating as recorded (Fujita scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita after).
Recorded events
All 127 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Tornado | EF0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Tornado | EF1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF2 | $225K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF2 | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Tornado | EF1 | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Tornado | EF1 | $700K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2021 | Tornado | EF1 | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Nov 2020 | Tornado | EF1 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2020 | Tornado | EF0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Tornado | EF2 | $400K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Tornado | EF2 | $30K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Tornado | EF0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2018 | Tornado | EF0 | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Tornado | EF1 | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Tornado | EF1 | $115K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Tornado | EF0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Tornado | EF1 | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Tornado | EF1 | $95K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Tornado | EF1 | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Tornado | EF0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Tornado | EF1 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2015 | Tornado | EF0 | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Tornado | EF1 | $350K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Tornado | EF1 | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Tornado | EF1 | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2013 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2012 | Tornado | EF1 | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Tornado | EF2 | $700K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Tornado | EF3 | $8.0M | — | — | 10 | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Tornado | EF1 | $20K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2011 | Tornado | EF1 | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2011 | Tornado | EF2 | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Dec 2010 | Tornado | EF2 | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2010 | Tornado | EF0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2009 | Tornado | EF1 | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2009 | Tornado | EF0 | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2008 | Tornado | EF1 | $450K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2008 | Tornado | EF1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Tornado | EF2 | $40M | — | — | 20 | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Tornado | EF1 | $50K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Tornado | EF1 | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2005 | Tornado | F0 | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2005 | Tornado | F0 | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2005 | Tornado | F0 | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2005 | Tornado | F0 | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2005 | Tornado | F1 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | Tornado | F2 | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2004 | Tornado | F0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Tornado | F0 | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Tornado | F1 | $500K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Tornado | F1 | $1.4M | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2001 | Tornado | F0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Tornado | F0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Tornado | F0 | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 1997 | Tornado | F0 | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 1994 | Tornado | F1 | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 1994 | Tornado | F0 | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 1990 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1989 | Tornado | F3 | $2.5M | — | — | 5 | County |
| 4 Mar 1989 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 1989 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 1989 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 1988 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 1987 | Tornado | F2 | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 1987 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1986 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1983 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1980 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1978 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 1977 | Tornado | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1977 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 1977 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 1976 | Tornado | F2 | $2.5M | — | — | 50 | County |
| 10 Jan 1975 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Jan 1974 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | — | 5 | County |
| 4 Dec 1973 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1973 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1973 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1973 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1971 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1970 | Tornado | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 1967 | Tornado | F2 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 1967 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 1966 | Tornado | F5 | $25M | — | 57 | 504 | County |
| 27 Nov 1965 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1965 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | 5 | County |
| 28 Apr 1962 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1961 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 1 Jul 1961 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1961 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1960 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1960 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 1958 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1955 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1953 | Tornado | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1950 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | 7 | County |
| 27 Mar 1950 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | 6 | County |
Questions and answers
How many tornado events has Hinds County had?
127 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of tornadoes became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded tornado event in Hinds County?
22 May 2026 (Tornado, EF0). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging tornado event recorded in Hinds County?
The tornado of 4 Apr 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $40M.
How does Hinds County compare with Mississippi for tornado?
14.6 events per 100 square miles against 7.5 statewide; the county holds 127 of the state's 3,532 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Tornado hub and the county page.