Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Jackson County, Mississippi

86 tornadoes have crossed Jackson County since 1950, 6th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of 1.1 a year. They have killed 1 person and injured 26. 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
86
Deaths
1
Injuries
26
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF2, June 19, 2023

The deadliest in Jackson County

  1. EF1, Jackson County, MississippiOctober 27, 20211 killed

The strongest

  1. F2, Harrison and Jackson counties, MississippiFebruary 26, 1958F2, 28.4 mi (46 km)
  2. F2, Harrison and Jackson counties, MississippiMay 19, 1980F2, 7.9 mi (13 km)
  3. F2, Jackson County, MississippiMay 2, 1977F2, 5.2 mi (8 km)
  4. F2, Jackson County, MississippiMay 21, 1985F2, 3.5 mi (6 km)
  5. EF2, Jackson County, MississippiJune 19, 2023EF2, 2.4 mi (4 km)
  6. EF2, Jackson County, MississippiAugust 30, 2012EF2, 0.8 mi (1 km)
  7. F2, Jackson County, MississippiFebruary 10, 1981F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  8. F2, Jackson County, MississippiApril 25, 1982F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  9. F2, Jackson County, MississippiJanuary 10, 1975F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  10. F2, Jackson County, MississippiMay 8, 1971F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 39 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Jackson County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20255EF1
20242EF0
202316EF2
20227EF1
202141EF1
20205EF0
20192EF1
20185EF1
201741EF1
20122EF2
20112EF1
20093EF0
20072EF1
20061F1
20012F0
20002F0
19991F0
19962F0
19952F1
19942F0
19931F0
19901F1
19881F0
198521F2
198313F1
198213F2
198112F2
19801F2
19791F0
19781F1
197731F2
19752F2
19744F1
197311F1
197132F2
196931F1
196611F2
196313F1
195811F2

Every tornado that crossed Jackson County

86 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 26, 202510:12 AM CDTEF0Jackson1.4200$20,000
October 26, 20259:22 AM CDTEF1Jackson11.3125$1.0 million
April 6, 20252:43 PM CDTEF0Jackson2.725
March 30, 20251:37 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.975$5,000
March 30, 202511:46 AM CDTEF0Jackson2.475
December 27, 202412:21 PM CSTEF0Jackson3.325
April 10, 202411:14 AM CDTEF0Jackson2.225
June 19, 20232:48 PM CDTEF2Jackson2.43006$773,000
October 29, 20225:33 PM CDTUnratedJackson2.825
October 29, 20225:04 PM CDTUnratedJackson3.925
October 29, 20224:28 PM CDTEF1Jackson1.5125$5,000
October 29, 20224:24 PM CDTEF0Jackson3.150$10,000
October 29, 20222:21 PM CDTEF0Jackson5.175
March 30, 202210:25 PM CDTEF0Jackson4.150
March 30, 20229:47 PM CDTEF1Jackson2.5100$250,000
October 27, 20218:31 PM CDTEF1Jackson0.9501$150,000
August 30, 20219:37 AM CDTEF0Jackson10.250$200,000
June 19, 20215:35 AM CDTEF1Jackson0.850$5,000
June 19, 20215:08 AM CDTEF0Jackson0.525$15,000
June 24, 20201:14 PM CDTEF0Jackson2.725
June 24, 202012:57 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.825
April 19, 202010:53 PM CDTEF0Jackson2.0150
April 19, 202010:47 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.510
April 19, 202010:28 PM CDTEF0Jackson1.825
April 14, 20192:56 AM CDTEF0Jackson2.130
April 14, 20192:50 AM CDTEF1Jackson1.875
November 1, 20186:40 AM CDTEF1Jackson4.8100
November 1, 20186:23 AM CDTEF1Jackson4.0100
April 14, 20186:25 PM CDTEF0Jackson2.850
April 14, 20186:18 PM CDTEF1Jackson1.950
April 14, 20186:07 PM CDTEF1Jackson1.675
October 22, 201712:13 PM CDTEF1Jackson3.4751
August 30, 201711:31 AM CDTEF0Jackson2.3100
August 30, 20172:16 AM CDTEF0Jackson1.0100
June 16, 201711:14 PM CDTEF1Jackson4.075
August 30, 20127:10 AM CDTEF2Jackson0.840$75,000
August 29, 20127:14 PM CDTEF1Jackson0.440$40,000
May 26, 20113:23 PM CDTEF0Jackson2.950$20,000
April 4, 20118:45 PM CDTEF1Jackson0.175$35,000
December 24, 20093:50 PM CSTEF0Jackson0.320$2,000
April 2, 20092:45 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.225$50,000
March 26, 20096:33 AM CDTEF0Jackson0.150$18,000
October 18, 20075:45 AM CDTEF1Jackson2.390$90,000
February 13, 20077:20 AM CSTEF0Jackson0.325
November 15, 20066:22 AM CSTF1Jackson0.535$50,000
August 7, 200112:30 PM CDTF0Jackson0.820$30,000
June 11, 20016:35 AM CDTF0Jackson1.030$10,000
August 20, 20004:30 PM CDTF0Jackson0.530$2,000
July 16, 20007:20 PM CDTF0Jackson0.120
March 13, 19995:53 PM CSTF0Jackson0.110
April 29, 19962:20 PM CDTF0Jackson5.020$100,000
January 18, 19963:20 PM CSTF0Jackson0.110
May 9, 19958:40 PM CDTF1Jackson0.223
May 9, 199510:15 AM CDTF1Jackson1.030
December 3, 19944:53 PM CSTF0Jackson0.123
March 1, 199410:50 AM CSTF0Jackson1.050$500 to $5,000
May 25, 19939:15 AM CDTF0Jackson1.050$50,000 to $500,000
February 10, 19906:30 AM CSTF1Jackson2.030$50,000 to $500,000
September 16, 19887:22 PM CDTF0Jackson0.220$5,000 to $50,000
May 21, 19853:20 PM CDTF1Jackson0.2601$50,000 to $500,000
May 21, 19853:10 PM CDTF2Jackson3.5100$50,000 to $500,000
February 1, 19835:00 AM CSTF1Jackson0.3773$50,000 to $500,000
April 25, 19826:00 AM CDTF2Jackson0.1103$50,000 to $500,000
February 10, 19817:45 AM CSTF2Jackson0.5502$50,000 to $500,000
May 19, 19809:10 PM CDTF2Harrison7.9200$50,000 to $500,000
April 23, 19795:40 PM CSTF0Jackson0.250$500 to $5,000
July 29, 197811:30 AM CDTF1Jackson0.540$500 to $5,000
July 15, 19775:30 PM CDTF0Jackson0.1101$50,000 to $500,000
June 1, 19776:43 PM CDTF0Jackson0.1100$50 to $500
May 2, 19777:00 AM CDTF2Jackson5.2440$5,000 to $50,000
January 10, 19752:30 PM CSTF2Jackson0.170$50,000 to $500,000
January 10, 19752:25 PM CSTF1Jackson2.533$50 to $500
November 4, 197412:05 PM CSTF1Jackson0.123under $50
September 8, 19742:45 AM CDTF0Jackson0.150under $50
June 20, 19743:10 PM CDTF0Jackson0.7100$50 to $500
June 13, 19747:40 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110under $50
February 13, 197311:59 PM CSTF1Jackson1.3401$500 to $5,000
May 8, 19711:25 PM CDTF1Jackson0.310$500 to $5,000
May 8, 19711:15 PM CDTF2Jackson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
February 12, 19719:30 AM CSTF1Jackson0.5102$500 to $5,000
December 21, 19697:45 AM GMT-6F1Jackson2.7120$500 to $5,000
August 9, 196912:00 AM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110
May 8, 19696:00 PM GMT-5F1Jackson0.1101
April 27, 19661:30 AM GMT-5F2Jackson0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
April 6, 196310:45 AM GMT-6F1Jackson0.1103$5,000 to $50,000
February 26, 19587:30 PM GMT-6F2Harrison28.4301$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.