Mississippi, 1950

Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 27, 1950

March 27, 1950 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

8 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
17
Property damage
$1.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

8 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Humphreys

When
March 27, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Humphreys County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.170, -90.550

Tornado, Attala

When
March 27, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Attala County
Rating
F2
Path length
11.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.130, -89.570

Tornado, Hinds

When
March 27, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Hinds County
Rating
F2
Path length
9 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.280, -90.270

Tornado, Hinds

When
March 27, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Hinds County
Rating
F2
Path length
6.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.280, -90.270

Tornado, Rankin

When
March 27, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Rankin County
Rating
F2
Path length
50.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.300, -90.120

Tornado, Rankin

When
March 27, 8:05 AM CST
Where
Rankin County
Rating
F2
Path length
25.7 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.300, -90.170

Tornado, Clay

When
March 27, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.670, -88.780

Tornado, Tishomingo

When
March 27, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Tishomingo County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.730, -88.270

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Humphreys1950-03-27Direct

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10049527, 10049528, 10049529, 10049530, 10049531, 10049532, 10049533, 10049534.