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Tornado in Jackson County, Mississippi
79 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.
Jackson County, Mississippi, has 79 tornado events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 38 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 13 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 37 events against 15 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.2% of the 3,532 tornado events recorded in Mississippi; its 10.9 per 100 square miles compares with 7.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to tornadoes.
By rating: 33 at (E)F0, 30 at (E)F1, 11 at (E)F2, 0 at (E)F3, 0 at (E)F4, 0 at (E)F5 and 5 unrated. Tornadoes before 2007 carry the original Fujita rating.
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Jackson County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado events since 1950 | 79 | 3,532 | 81,281 |
| Per 100 square miles | 10.9 | 7.5 | 2.3 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 5.5 | 12.0 | 2.4 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 537 | 6,410 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
7Mar
7Apr
13May
11Jun
10Jul
3Aug
8Sep
2Oct
8Nov
4Dec
3
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 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2025 | Tornado | EF0 | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Tornado | EF0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Tornado | EF2 | $773K | — | — | 6 | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Oct 2021 | Tornado | EF1 | $150K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Tornado | EF0 | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Tornado | EF0 | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Tornado | EF1 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2020 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2020 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2017 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 30 Aug 2017 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2017 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2012 | Tornado | EF2 | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2012 | Tornado | EF1 | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Tornado | EF0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Tornado | EF1 | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2009 | Tornado | EF0 | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Tornado | EF0 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2009 | Tornado | EF0 | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Tornado | EF1 | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2007 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Tornado | F1 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2001 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Tornado | F0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2000 | Tornado | F0 | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 1999 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1996 | Tornado | F0 | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1995 | Tornado | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1995 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1995 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Dec 1994 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 1994 | Tornado | F0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1990 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1988 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1985 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1985 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 1 Feb 1983 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 10 Feb 1981 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 19 May 1980 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1979 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1978 | Tornado | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1977 | Tornado | F0 | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 1 Jun 1977 | Tornado | F0 | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1977 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 1975 | Tornado | F1 | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 1975 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 1974 | Tornado | F1 | $30 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1974 | Tornado | F0 | $30 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1974 | Tornado | F0 | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1974 | Tornado | F0 | $30 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 1973 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 8 May 1971 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1971 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 1971 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 21 Dec 1969 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1969 | Tornado | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1969 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 27 Apr 1966 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 6 Apr 1963 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 26 Feb 1958 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many tornado events has Jackson County had?
79 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 Jackson County?
6 Apr 2025 (Tornado, EF0). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging tornado event recorded in Jackson County?
The tornado of 19 Jun 2023, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $773K.
How does Jackson County compare with Mississippi for tornado?
10.9 events per 100 square miles against 7.5 statewide; the county holds 79 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.