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Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2020
135 tornado warnings in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 135
- Busiest month
- April41 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- April 12, 202019 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 11, 3:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 58 min |
| Jan 11, 4:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate | 20 min |
| Jan 11, 5:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 29 min |
| Jan 11, 5:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 27 min |
| Jan 11, 6:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 22 min |
| Jan 11, 7:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 40 min |
| Jan 11, 7:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 43 min |
| Jan 11, 8:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 50 min |
| Jan 11, 8:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 56 min |
| Jan 11, 9:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 40 min |
| Jan 11, 10:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 12 min |
| Feb 5, 4:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 22 min |
| Feb 5, 2:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin, Simpson | 53 min |
| Feb 5, 2:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 3:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 58 min |
| Feb 5, 3:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 22 min |
| Feb 5, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 54 min |
| Feb 5, 3:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison | 65 min |
| Feb 5, 3:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 34 min |
| Feb 5, 4:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Winston | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 5:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 19 min |
| Feb 5, 5:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 56 min |
| Feb 5, 5:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 49 min |
| Feb 5, 10:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton, Smith | 55 min |
| Feb 5, 11:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 34 min |
| Feb 10, 8:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 56 min |
| Feb 12, 3:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 10 min |
| Mar 4, 4:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 66 min |
| Mar 4, 4:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tishomingo | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 14 min |
| Mar 31, 6:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 9:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 9:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 12:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 59 min |
| Apr 12, 1:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 55 min |
| Apr 12, 1:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 65 min |
| Apr 12, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 54 min |
| Apr 12, 2:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 45 min |
| Apr 12, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike | 14 min |
| Apr 12, 3:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 32 min |
| Apr 12, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 3:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion | 66 min |
| Apr 12, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike, Walthall | 27 min |
| Apr 12, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 47 min |
| Apr 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 62 min |
| Apr 12, 5:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 59 min |
| Apr 12, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 38 min |
| Apr 12, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams | 67 min |
| Apr 22, 10:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 2:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 2:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 3:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 3:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 3:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 4:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 50 min |
| Apr 23, 5:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 12 min |
| Apr 23, 6:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 6:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Stone | 24 min |
| Jun 7, 8:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 22 min |
| Jun 7, 9:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 15 min |
| Jun 7, 9:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 9 min |
| Jun 7, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 10 min |
| Jun 24, 5:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 5:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 6:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 6:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 6:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 7:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Walthall | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 7:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Marion | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 8:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 9:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 10:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Perry, Stone | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 12:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 2:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock | 12 min |
| Aug 26, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 64 min |
| Aug 26, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 10:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike | 24 min |
| Aug 27, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 25 min |
| Aug 27, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tunica | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Tate | 32 min |
| Aug 27, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 24 min |
| Aug 28, 6:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union | 25 min |
| Aug 28, 7:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 16 min |
| Aug 28, 9:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tippah, Union | 24 min |
| Aug 28, 10:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 8 min |
| Aug 28, 10:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 9 min |
| Aug 28, 12:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 3 min |
| Sep 23, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Sep 23, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams | 61 min |
| Sep 23, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Sep 23, 3:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 23 min |
| Sep 23, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 12 min |
| Sep 23, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 28 min |
| Sep 23, 10:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 29 min |
| Oct 8, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 38 min |
| Oct 8, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 30 min |
| Oct 24, 2:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 12 min |
| Oct 28, 1:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 15 min |
| Oct 28, 1:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Stone | 18 min |
| Oct 28, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 45 min |
| Nov 27, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pearl River | 20 min |
| Nov 27, 4:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 25 min |
| Dec 4, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 33 min |
| Dec 4, 2:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 47 min |
| Dec 23, 10:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 63 min |
| Dec 23, 11:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 53 min |
| Dec 23, 11:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 39 min |
| Dec 24, 12:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 13 min |
| Dec 24, 12:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 52 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pike County13
- Walthall County12
- Smith County9
- Amite County9
- Jackson County9
- Jasper County8
- Wilkinson County8
- Simpson County7
- Covington County7
- George County7
- Copiah County6
- Jefferson Davis County6
- Jones County6
- Marshall County5
- Tishomingo County5
- Lincoln County5
- Noxubee County5
- Lawrence County5
- Clarke County5
- Marion County5
- Harrison County5
- Tippah County5
- DeSoto County4
- Tate County4
- Benton County4
- Lafayette County4
- Panola County4
- Prentiss County4
- Yazoo County4
- Winston County4
- Lowndes County4
- Lamar County4
- Pearl River County4
- Franklin County3
- Rankin County3
- Kemper County3
- Leake County3
- Attala County3
- Madison County3
- Oktibbeha County3
30 more counties
- Lauderdale County3
- Coahoma County3
- Perry County3
- Greene County3
- Hancock County3
- Adams County3
- Wayne County3
- Stone County3
- Union County3
- Scott County2
- Neshoba County2
- Newton County2
- Holmes County2
- Choctaw County2
- Hinds County2
- Tunica County2
- Jefferson County2
- Bolivar County1
- Sunflower County1
- Washington County1
- Lee County1
- Alcorn County1
- Clay County1
- Quitman County1
- Tallahatchie County1
- Issaquena County1
- Sharkey County1
- Humphreys County1
- Forrest County1
- Claiborne 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.