Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 10, 1975

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 10, 1975
Start: 1975-01-10T02:17
End: 1975-01-10T14:32
Location: Mississippi

January 10, 1975 · 48 events in 34 counties and zones

37 thunderstorm wind, 11 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: 9
Injuries: 211
Property damage: $29 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 48

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

37 thunderstorm wind, 11 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: January 10, 2:17 AM CST
Where: Issaquena County
Coordinates: 32.900, -91.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: January 10, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 33.320, -91.050

Tornado, Pike

When: January 10, 8:14 AM CST
Where: Pike County
Rating: F4
Path length: 15.2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 200 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 31.180, -90.530

Tornado, Lincoln

When: January 10, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F4
Path length: 14 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Deaths: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.350, -90.370

Tornado, Adams

When: January 10, 8:48 AM CST
Where: Adams County
Rating: F1
Path length: 11.9 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.480, -91.400

Tornado, Lawrence

When: January 10, 8:59 AM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Rating: F4
Path length: 15.4 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.520, -90.230

Tornado, Simpson

When: January 10, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Simpson County
Rating: F4
Path length: 11.9 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.750, -90.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: January 10, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Coordinates: 31.950, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When: January 10, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Simpson County
Coordinates: 32.000, -90.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: January 10, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.280, -90.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: January 10, 9:50 AM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Coordinates: 32.120, -90.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: January 10, 9:53 AM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.300, -90.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: January 10, 9:54 AM CST
Where: Rankin County
Coordinates: 32.320, -89.800

Tornado, Hinds

When: January 10, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Hinds County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.320, -90.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: January 10, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Copiah County
Coordinates: 31.980, -90.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: January 10, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.630, -90.370

Tornado, Madison

When: January 10, 10:02 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.480, -90.280

Tornado, Rankin

When: January 10, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Rankin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.5 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.220, -90.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When: January 10, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Coordinates: 32.750, -90.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: January 10, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Leake County
Coordinates: 32.580, -89.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: January 10, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.580, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: January 10, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Leake County
Coordinates: 32.770, -89.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When: January 10, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Attala County
Coordinates: 32.880, -89.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: January 10, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 33.080, -89.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When: January 10, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Lowndes County
Coordinates: 33.650, -88.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: January 10, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Scott County
Coordinates: 32.350, -89.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: January 10, 11:40 AM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 33.980, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: January 10, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 33.600, -88.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: January 10, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 31.250, -89.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: January 10, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 34.000, -88.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: January 10, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 33.820, -88.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: January 10, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Coordinates: 31.870, -89.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss

When: January 10, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Prentiss County
Coordinates: 34.570, -88.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: January 10, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Coordinates: 32.250, -88.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: January 10, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 31.700, -89.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When: January 10, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Pearl River County
Coordinates: 30.530, -89.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When: January 10, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Pearl River County
Coordinates: 30.850, -89.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: January 10, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 30.620, -89.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: January 10, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Coordinates: 31.150, -89.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When: January 10, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Forrest County
Coordinates: 30.980, -89.320

Tornado, Harrison

When: January 10, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 30.180, -88.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: January 10, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 30.500, -89.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: January 10, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 31.300, -88.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: January 10, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 31.430, -88.480

Tornado, Jackson

When: January 10, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 30.370, -88.580

Tornado, Jackson

When: January 10, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.500, -88.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: January 10, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 30.370, -88.530

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: January 10, 2:32 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 30.400, -88.920

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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.

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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: 10047379, 10047380, 10047381, 10047382, 10047383, 10047384, 10047385, 10047386, 10047387, 10047388, 10047389, 10047390, 10047391, 10047392, 10047393, 10047394, 10047395, 10047396, 10047397, 10047398, 10047399, 10047400, 10047401, 10047402, 10047403, 10047404, 10047405, 10047406, 10047407, 10047408, 10047409, 10047410, 10048265, 10048266, 10048267, 10048479, 10048480, 10048481, 10048482, 10048483, and more.