Storm History: Leflore County, Mississippi
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Leflore County, Mississippi: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 493
- Deaths
- 23
- Injuries
- 208
- Damage
- $72 million
- Episodes
- 359
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 217 | 17 | 207 | $43 million |
| Hail | 111 | 1 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 57 | 0 | 0 | $508,000 |
| Flash Flood | 54 | 0 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | $560,000 |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 1 | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Heat | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $13 million |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 1 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Winter Storm | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $600,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 21, 1984
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 22, 1998
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Tornado, December 21, 1990
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2007
- Tornado, April 29, 2005
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Tornado, July 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2019
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, February 2, 1990
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2010
- Hail, March 13, 2005
- Hail, April 6, 1983
- Hail, April 30, 1978
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Hail, March 25, 1970
- Hail, April 27, 1958
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2014
- Hail, May 17, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, February 21, 1971
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, January 19, 1988
- Tornado, March 9, 1992
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, April 21, 1984
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Tornado, November 20, 1973
- Tornado, November 24, 1973
- Tornado, January 28, 1974
- Tornado, March 23, 1975
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, March 28, 1977
- Tornado, November 19, 1988
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 26, 2026
- Hail, March 15, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, March 23, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2024
- Tornado, April 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, June 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2021
- Tornado, April 22, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019
- Tornado, May 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2019
- Tornado, September 4, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2017
- Tornado, April 26, 2017
- Hail, March 25, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Drought, November 15, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Drought, July 26, 2016
- Hail, July 11, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Tornado, March 30, 2016
- Tornado, March 9, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2015
- Tornado, May 24, 2015
- Tornado, April 18, 2015
- Sleet, March 5, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 23, 2014
- Tornado, July 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Tornado, December 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2013
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 20, 2012
- Tornado, December 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2012
- Hail, August 13, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 17, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Hail, February 23, 2012
- Hail, February 1, 2012
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 20, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Hail, May 28, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 23, 2010
- Hail, April 3, 2010
- Tornado, January 20, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2009
- Hail, July 30, 2009
- Hail, July 26, 2009
- Hail, June 13, 2009
- Hail, May 12, 2009
- High Wind, April 18, 2009
- Hail, April 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 27, 2009
- Strong Wind, February 11, 2009
- Tornado, September 13, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Hail, August 3, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 24, 2008
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2008
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2008
- Tornado, January 8, 2008
- Hail, November 13, 2007
- Tornado, October 17, 2007
- Heat, August 5, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Hail, April 25, 2007
- Tornado, February 24, 2007
- Tornado, November 14, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Heat, July 15, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, March 31, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 24, 2005
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2005
- Heat, August 17, 2005
- Heat, July 23, 2005
- Hail, June 8, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2005
- Tornado, April 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2005
- Tornado, April 6, 2005
- Hail, March 13, 2005
- Tornado, December 7, 2004
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Tornado, March 5, 2004
- Hail, October 25, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2003
- Hail, July 17, 2003
- Hail, July 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2003
- Tornado, June 2, 2003
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Tornado, April 6, 2003
- Tornado, March 18, 2003
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 3, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2002
- Hail, July 22, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2002
- Hail, April 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2002
- Tornado, March 15, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2002
- Tornado, December 13, 2001
- Flash Flood, November 28, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2001
- Hail, June 5, 2001
- Hail, May 30, 2001
- Tornado, May 27, 2001
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2000
- Heat, June 19, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2000
- Tornado, April 1, 2000
- Tornado, February 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2000
- Tornado, January 3, 2000
- Hail, August 24, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 1999
- Hail, May 12, 1999
- Tornado, May 5, 1999
- Hail, April 26, 1999
- Tornado, February 27, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 29, 1999
- Tornado, January 22, 1999
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Hail, January 17, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1998
- Tornado, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 29, 1998
- Hail, May 28, 1998
- Tornado, April 16, 1998
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Tornado, February 10, 1998
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Tornado, May 14, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 1997
- Tornado, May 2, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Hail, January 27, 1997
- Hail, October 17, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1996
- Hail, June 8, 1996
- Hail, June 8, 1996
- Hail, April 21, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Leflore CountyEvery warning in Leflore County since 1986Every county in Mississippi
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.