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Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2002
129 tornado warnings in 2002. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 129
- Busiest month
- November35 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- November 11, 200230 tornado warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 11:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 51 min |
| Jan 24, 12:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 49 min |
| Jan 24, 2:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 29 min |
| Jan 24, 2:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 35 min |
| Jan 24, 3:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Marion, Smith | 25 min |
| Jan 24, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 23 min |
| Jan 24, 3:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 29 min |
| Jan 24, 3:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar | 36 min |
| Jan 24, 3:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 32 min |
| Jan 24, 3:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 40 min |
| Feb 21, 9:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 20 min |
| Mar 15, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 7:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 7:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 5:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 5:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 59 min |
| Mar 16, 6:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 1:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 25 min |
| Mar 30, 5:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 7:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 8:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 25 min |
| Apr 8, 1:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 97 min |
| Apr 8, 4:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 86 min |
| Apr 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Monroe | 39 min |
| May 3, 11:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 46 min |
| May 9, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 21 min |
| Jul 7, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 3:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 32 min |
| Sep 6, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 18 days |
| Sep 6, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 18 days |
| Sep 6, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 43 min |
| Sep 26, 6:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George | 7 days |
| Oct 3, 10:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 29 min |
| Oct 3, 11:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 22 days |
| Oct 3, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 30 min |
| Oct 3, 12:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 22 days |
| Oct 3, 12:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 22 days |
| Oct 3, 12:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 47 min |
| Oct 3, 12:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 26 min |
| Oct 3, 1:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 30 min |
| Oct 3, 1:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 19 min |
| Oct 3, 2:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 38 min |
| Oct 3, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 31 min |
| Oct 3, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 28 min |
| Oct 3, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 32 min |
| Oct 3, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 48 min |
| Oct 3, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 61 min |
| Oct 3, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 22 days |
| Oct 3, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 22 days |
| Oct 3, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 22 days |
| Oct 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Stone | 33 days |
| Oct 3, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 26 min |
| Oct 3, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 14 min |
| Oct 3, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 28 min |
| Oct 25, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 11 days |
| Oct 25, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 55 days |
| Oct 29, 7:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Stone | 7 days |
| Oct 29, 7:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 29 min |
| Nov 5, 12:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 40 min |
| Nov 10, 5:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Madison | 48 min |
| Nov 10, 6:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola | 45 min |
| Nov 10, 6:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Winston | 28 min |
| Nov 10, 6:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 32 min |
| Nov 10, 6:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 45 min |
| Nov 10, 6:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 21 min |
| Nov 10, 6:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw | 28 min |
| Nov 10, 7:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 29 min |
| Nov 10, 7:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 26 min |
| Nov 10, 7:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 50 min |
| Nov 10, 7:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 19 min |
| Nov 10, 7:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 39 min |
| Nov 10, 7:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 19 min |
| Nov 10, 7:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 20 min |
| Nov 10, 7:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 26 min |
| Nov 10, 8:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 26 min |
| Nov 10, 8:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 32 min |
| Nov 10, 8:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 39 min |
| Nov 10, 8:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 29 min |
| Nov 10, 8:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 28 min |
| Nov 10, 9:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 28 min |
| Nov 10, 9:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 39 min |
| Nov 10, 9:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 15 min |
| Nov 10, 9:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 28 min |
| Nov 10, 9:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 39 min |
| Nov 10, 10:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 16 min |
| Nov 11, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 30 min |
| Nov 11, 5:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Stone | 38 days |
| Nov 11, 5:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 28 min |
| Nov 11, 5:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 38 days |
| Nov 11, 5:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 38 days |
| Nov 11, 6:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 38 days |
| Nov 15, 3:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 33 min |
| Nov 15, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | George | 34 days |
| Dec 18, 6:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 44 min |
| Dec 19, 10:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 28 min |
| Dec 19, 10:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 19 min |
| Dec 19, 10:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 29 min |
| Dec 19, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 32 min |
| Dec 19, 11:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Dec 19, 11:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence | 28 min |
| Dec 19, 11:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 43 min |
| Dec 19, 11:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 5 hr |
| Dec 19, 12:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 30 min |
| Dec 19, 12:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 25 min |
| Dec 19, 12:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 24 min |
| Dec 19, 12:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 4 days |
| Dec 19, 1:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 28 min |
| Dec 19, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 30 min |
| Dec 19, 1:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 25 min |
| Dec 19, 1:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 27 min |
| Dec 19, 2:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 26 min |
| Dec 23, 7:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 24 min |
| Dec 23, 7:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 8:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 8:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 16 min |
| Dec 23, 8:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 30 min |
| Dec 23, 8:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 7 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 7 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 3:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 21 min |
| Dec 24, 4:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 18 min |
| Dec 24, 6:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 27 min |
| Dec 31, 6:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 31 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pearl River County12
- Hancock County9
- Smith County8
- Harrison County8
- Attala County7
- Simpson County7
- Jasper County6
- Yazoo County6
- Marion County5
- Greene County5
- Scott County5
- Rankin County5
- Forrest County5
- Winston County5
- Holmes County4
- Jones County4
- Perry County4
- Stone County4
- Madison County4
- Kemper County4
- Lamar County3
- George County3
- Hinds County3
- Jackson County3
- Leake County3
- Oktibbeha County3
- Lowndes County3
- Noxubee County3
- Neshoba County2
- Newton County2
- Jefferson Davis County2
- Clarke County2
- Humphreys County2
- Choctaw County2
- Copiah County2
- Covington County1
- Wayne County1
- Washington County1
- Amite County1
- Pike County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.