Storm History: Sunflower County, Mississippi

Events

509

Deaths

31

Injuries

352

Damage

$43 million

Episodes

361

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, February 21, 197128 deaths · 342 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 3 events here
• Heat, July 17, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 death · 1 event here

• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005$5.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006$5.0 million · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$3.3 million · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 21, 197128 deaths · 342 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 26, 1988$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2006$2.2 million · F0 · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2006$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 22, 1998$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 2009$1.1 million · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2009$900,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$830,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, September 24, 2005$700,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2007$650,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 2008$600,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 1993$550,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, March 18, 2013$10,000 · 4.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 2, 19903 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 2020$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20152.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20052.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 1998$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 29, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$3.3 million · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 12, 2022$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 2019$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2014$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 12, 2014$10,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 23, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2011$35,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, February 21, 197128 deaths · 342 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 20113 injured · $330,000 · EF5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 1976$25,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 19, 1988F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 1992F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 2001$130,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 20201 injured · $91,000 · EF4 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 19, 19883 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 1997$3,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 23, 2004$30,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 2005$23,000 · F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Sunflower County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 202655 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 26, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20262 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2025$200 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2025$40,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2025$3,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF4 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024$50,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2024$7,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 9, 2023$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2023$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 13, 2022$20,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 29, 2022$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 12, 2022$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2022$5,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2022$15,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2022$20,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2021$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2021$400,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2021$150,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2021$55,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 17, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2021$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 11, 2021$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20211 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2020$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 20201 injured · $91,000 · EF4 · 7 events here
• Hail, March 28, 2020$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$830,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Hail, November 30, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2019$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019$135,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2019$20,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 2019$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 2019$47,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 1, 2018$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2018$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018$358,000 · 74 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 2018$30,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2018$10,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2018$75,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2018$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2018$15,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 21, 2018$200,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018$40,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2017$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20171 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2017$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 25, 2017$175,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2016$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 28, 2016$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 15, 2016$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2016$24,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 2016$4,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2016$267,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 2016$223,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, March 3, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2015$400,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2015$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2015$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2015$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2015$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20152.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Sleet, March 5, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 23, 20151 event here
• Hail, October 12, 2014$10,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2014$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2014$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2014$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 15, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2014$7,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 2013$25,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 201353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2013$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 23, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 2013$10,000 · 4.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2013$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 2013$15,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 10, 2013$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 20, 2012$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 17, 2012$2,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 29, 2012$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 13, 2012$29,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2012$75,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2012$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2012$12,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$40,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 23, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 1, 2012$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20111 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2011$220,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2011$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2011$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2011$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2011$500 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2011$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2011$85,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2011$35,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 20113 injured · $330,000 · EF5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 29, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$100,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011$450,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 2011$50,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, December 11, 2010$30,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 24, 2010$23,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20101 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 15, 2010$300,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 2010$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 2010$2,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 3, 2010$230,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20101 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 2009$1.1 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 9, 2009$42,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2009$900,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2009$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2009$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 18, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20091.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 2009$102,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20081 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 2008$600,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$80,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2008$55,000 · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 2008$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 2008$20,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 2008$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 8, 2008$37,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, November 13, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 22, 2007$180,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 17, 2007$60,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 2007$10,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 5, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2007$10,000 · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2007$4,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2007$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 200753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2007$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2007$650,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 14, 2006F3 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2006$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2006$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2006$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2006$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2006$2.2 million · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$400,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$3.3 million · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 11, 2006$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006$5.0 million · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 18, 2006$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, December 4, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 15, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 2005F1 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 24, 2005$160,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 2005$700,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 2005$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 2005$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005$5.5 million · 1 event here
• Heat, August 17, 20051 event here
• Heat, July 23, 20051 event here
• Hail, June 8, 200553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2005$50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 2005$23,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 2005F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20052.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 23, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 22, 2004$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 7, 2004$1,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 23, 2004$30,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2004$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 25, 2003$21,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2003$12,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2003$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2003$27,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 2003$20,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 2003$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2003$12,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 13, 2003$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 26, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 2002$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 26, 2002$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2002$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2002$1,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 13, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 28, 20011.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 24, 2001$130,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 24, 2001$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 2001$28,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2001$1,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2001$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 31, 20001 event here
• Ice Storm, December 13, 2000$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2000$4,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2000$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 10, 2000$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 18, 2000$250,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 2000$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2000$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 1999$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1999$5,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 26, 19991.75 in hail · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Sunflower CountyEvery warning in Sunflower 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.