Storm History: Benton County, Mississippi

Events

262

Deaths

8

Injuries

8

Damage

$5.8 million

Episodes

212

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.

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• Tornado, December 23, 20156 deaths · 1 injured · $2.0 million · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20102 deaths · 7 injured · $1.8 million · EF3 · 2 events here

• Tornado, December 23, 20156 deaths · 1 injured · $2.0 million · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20102 deaths · 7 injured · $1.8 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025$450,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 18, 1986$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2003$151,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 5, 1994$140,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008$102,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 23, 2026$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 1993$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 1993$50,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 14, 1996$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 1973$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 2007$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2017$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 1996$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022$17,000 · EF0 · 3 events here

• Hail, December 9, 20234 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20142.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 1998$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 19682 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 6, 2023$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 2008$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2006$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 2004$750 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 1994$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, February 21, 1971F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2011EF5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 23, 20156 deaths · 1 injured · $2.0 million · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20102 deaths · 7 injured · $1.8 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 1973$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 27, 1994$1,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$3,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025$450,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 1986$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2009$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 16, 2023$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Benton County, with its track

• Heat, June 29, 20262 events here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026$50,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20263 events here
• Ice Storm, January 23, 2026$100,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20254 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20251 event here
• Heat, June 22, 20255 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2025$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025$450,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20242 events here
• Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20242 events here
• Heat, June 25, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Hail, December 9, 20234 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 17, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 6, 2023$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20233 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 27, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20233 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 16, 2023$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20222 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20221 event here
• Drought, July 5, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20222 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20221 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022$17,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20211 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20191 event here
• Tornado, March 9, 2019$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 11, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 26, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2017$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2017$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 2017EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 20156 deaths · 1 injured · $2.0 million · EF4 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20142.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, November 28, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2011EF5 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20103 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20102 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20102 events here
• Heat, July 29, 20101 event here
• Heat, July 25, 20101 event here
• Heat, July 14, 20101 event here
• Heat, June 18, 20101 event here
• Heat, June 12, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20102 deaths · 7 injured · $1.8 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 200952 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2009$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20091 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008$102,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 14, 2008$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$3,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 29, 2008$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20081 event here
• Hail, October 18, 2007$750 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20071 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, May 9, 2007$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20071 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 6, 20071 event here
• Drought, April 5, 20071 event here
• Hail, March 1, 2007$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2006$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 2006$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 2006$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 2004$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2004$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 2004$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 2004$10 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 2004$750 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 2004$100 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2003$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2003$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2003$151,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 2003$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 10, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 4, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2002$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20021 event here
• Hail, October 24, 2001$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 2001$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2001$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 2000$15,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20001 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2000$10 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20001 event here
• Flood, April 3, 1999$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 22, 1999$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 1999$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 22, 1998$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 1998$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 1998$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1998$11,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996$500 · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 14, 1996$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 1996$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 1995$15,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 20, 1995$1,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 1995$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 27, 1994$1,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 1994$140,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1994$500 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 1994$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 18, 19931.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 1993$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 1993$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 19901 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1989F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 1986$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 19771.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 1973$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 1971F5 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 19682 in hail · 2 events here

Tornadoes in Benton CountyEvery warning in Benton County since 1986Every county in Mississippi

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.