Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Amite County, Mississippi

44 tornadoes have crossed Amite County since 1950, 6 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 33rd of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 11. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
44
Deaths
0
Injuries
11
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, December 16, 2019

The strongest

  1. EF3, Amite and Lincoln counties, MississippiDecember 16, 2019EF3, 30.3 mi (49 km)
  2. F3, Amite and Pike counties, MississippiDecember 13, 1977F3, 20.4 mi (33 km)
  3. F2, Amite, Lincoln and Copiah counties, MississippiApril 17, 1978F2, 34.6 mi (56 km)
  4. F2, Pike, Amite and Lincoln counties, MississippiMarch 12, 1986F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 24 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Amite County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20266EF1
20247EF1
20221EF1
201953EF3
20181EF0
20173EF1
201211EF1
20101EF0
20091EF1
20081EF1
20061F0
19961F1
19951F1
199313F1
19891F1
19882F1
19872F1
19862F2
197812F2
197712F3
19721F1
19711F1
19691F1
19611F1

Every tornado that crossed Amite County

44 tornadoes, newest first. The 6 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 14, 202610:54 PM CSTEF1Wilkinson8.2100
February 14, 202611:12 PM CSTEF1Amite5.5175
February 14, 202611:27 PM CSTEF1Amite12.5200
February 14, 202611:44 PM CSTEF0Amite1.950
March 11, 20267:09 PM CDTEF1Amite2.2200
March 11, 20267:27 PM CDTEF0Amite7.0150
December 28, 20246:48 PM CSTEF1Pike6.475$10,000
December 28, 20246:42 PM CSTEF1Amite8.6100$5,000
December 28, 20246:41 PM CSTEF1Amite0.425$3,000
December 28, 20242:55 PM CSTEF1Amite3.150$5,000
June 4, 20244:55 PM CDTEF1Amite15.6275
June 4, 20244:48 PM CDTEF1Amite5.4200
June 4, 20244:36 PM CDTEF1Amite4.2200
November 30, 202212:38 AM CSTEF1Amite18.4250$200,000
December 16, 20193:39 PM CSTEF1Amite1.675
December 16, 20193:18 PM CSTEF0Amite5.050
December 16, 20192:34 PM CSTEF3Amite30.38803$500,000
May 9, 201910:55 AM CDTEF1Amite5.575
May 9, 201910:30 AM CDTEF0Amite1.250
November 1, 20183:29 AM CDTEF0Amite3.150
October 22, 20175:05 AM CDTEF0Amite1.440
January 2, 20171:23 PM CSTEF1Amite5.8150
January 2, 20171:18 PM CSTEF1Amite3.190
December 25, 20122:31 PM CSTEF1Wilkinson2.82501$250,000
November 30, 20102:50 AM CSTEF0Amite4.825$5,000
March 25, 200912:58 AM CDTEF1Amite4.030$15,000
March 3, 20083:50 PM CSTEF1Amite1.5250$150,000
March 9, 20063:05 PM CSTF0Amite0.125
November 30, 19964:00 PM CSTF1Amite5.030
May 8, 19952:15 PM CDTF1Amite15.033$50,000 to $500,000
November 16, 199310:30 PM CSTF1Amite5.01003$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 19895:15 PM CDTF1Amite1.040$50,000 to $500,000
November 19, 19888:10 AM CSTF1Amite2.0120$50,000 to $500,000
October 2, 19887:30 PM CDTF1Amite1.060$5,000 to $50,000
December 14, 198710:10 PM CSTF1Amite1.573$50,000 to $500,000
March 17, 19877:25 PM CSTF1Amite3.0120$5,000 to $50,000
July 21, 19861:30 PM CDTF1Amite1.050$50,000 to $500,000
March 12, 19869:25 AM CSTF2Pike8.0250$50,000 to $500,000
April 17, 197811:55 PM CSTF2Amite34.61002$5,000 to $50,000
December 13, 19773:50 PM CSTF3Amite20.43502$5,000 to $50,000
December 20, 19724:45 PM CSTF1Amite1.067$500 to $5,000
May 8, 197110:50 AM CDTF1Amite0.110
May 8, 19693:00 PM GMT-5F1Amite0.110
March 28, 19613:30 AM GMT-6F1Amite4.3100$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.