Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Greene County, Mississippi

32 tornadoes have crossed Greene County since 1950, 5 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 47th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.4 years. They have killed 8 people and injured 58. 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
32
Deaths
8
Injuries
58
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, April 15, 2011

The deadliest in Greene County

  1. EF3, Greene and Washington counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 15, 20114 killed, 28 injured
  2. F3, Perry, Greene and Wayne counties, MississippiFebruary 26, 19584 killed, 20 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Perry, Greene and Wayne counties, MississippiFebruary 26, 1958F3, 29.1 mi (47 km)
  2. EF3, Greene and Washington counties, Mississippi and AlabamaNovember 30, 2022EF3, 20.1 mi (32 km)
  3. EF3, Greene and Washington counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF3, 18.3 mi (29 km)
  4. F3, Greene County, MississippiMarch 20, 1983F3, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  5. EF2, Forrest, Perry and Greene counties, MississippiDecember 25, 2012EF2, 28.6 mi (46 km)
  6. F2, Greene and Wayne counties, MississippiFebruary 19, 1996F2, 18.0 mi (29 km)
  7. F2, Greene County, MississippiFebruary 23, 1977F2, 13.9 mi (22 km)
  8. F2, George and Greene counties, MississippiFebruary 12, 1971F2, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  9. EF2, Perry and Greene counties, MississippiMarch 30, 2022EF2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  10. EF2, Greene County, MississippiApril 17, 2022EF2, 1.8 mi (3 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 18 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Greene County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20265EF1
202231EF3
20201EF1
20163EF1
201214EF2
20113428EF3
20061F1
20051F0
20041F0
20031F0
20022F0
20001F0
199624F2
19831F3
19772F2
19761F1
197121F2
19581420F3

Every tornado that crossed Greene County

32 tornadoes, newest first. The 5 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
March 11, 202611:08 PM CDTEF0Greene0.230
March 11, 202611:23 PM CDTEF0Greene0.230
May 6, 20268:16 PM CDTEF1Greene4.4120
June 18, 20268:52 AM CDTEF1Greene0.360
June 18, 20269:04 AM CDTEF0Greene2.390
November 30, 20222:27 AM CSTEF3Greene to AL20.1700
April 17, 20229:02 PM CDTEF2Greene1.84001
March 30, 20228:46 PM CDTEF2Perry2.0250
February 10, 20206:08 PM CSTEF1Greene1.2200
February 23, 20165:45 PM CSTEF1Greene1.6150$200,000
February 23, 20165:32 PM CSTEF1Greene0.075$25,000
February 23, 20165:25 PM CSTEF1Greene1.575$100,000
December 25, 20123:55 PM CSTEF2Forrest28.63004$200,000
April 15, 20117:45 PM CDTEF3Greene to AL18.3500428$13 million
April 15, 201111:41 AM CDTEF1Washington to AL5.1200$312,000
April 4, 20117:43 PM CDTEF1Greene19.4100$500,000
November 15, 20064:57 AM CSTF1Greene4.5300$750,000
April 22, 20058:10 PM CDTF0Greene0.5200$30,000
November 24, 20043:10 AM CSTF0Greene0.330$10,000
April 24, 20036:35 PM CDTF0Greene0.120$10,000
December 23, 20029:30 PM CSTF0Greene0.120$10,000
December 19, 200211:45 AM CSTF0Greene0.120$10,000
March 3, 20006:00 PM CSTF0Greene6.030$10,000
February 19, 19962:35 PM CSTF1Perry21.0400$90,000
February 19, 19962:20 PM CSTF2Greene18.04004$150,000
March 20, 198310:15 AM CSTF3Greene1.0200$500,000 to $5 million
March 4, 19772:00 AM CSTF1Greene18.2440$5,000 to $50,000
February 23, 19774:10 PM CSTF2Greene13.950$5,000 to $50,000
May 7, 197610:30 AM CDTF1Greene0.3150$5,000 to $50,000
February 26, 197111:00 AM CSTF2Greene0.110
February 12, 19719:30 AM CSTF2George9.0101$5,000 to $50,000
February 26, 19587:45 PM GMT-6F3Perry29.1100420$50,000 to $500,000

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.