Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Jasper County, Mississippi

65 tornadoes have crossed Jasper County since 1950, 5 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 16th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 23 people and injured 316. 3 were rated F4 or EF4 and 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
65
Deaths
23
Injuries
316
F4 and above
3
Worst on record
EF4, April 12, 2020

The deadliest in Jasper County

  1. EF4 Bassfield–Soso tornado, MississippiApril 12, 20207 killed, 98 injured
  2. EF4 Enterprise tornado, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 27, 20117 killed, 17 injured
  3. F3, Jones and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 21, 19512 killed, 16 injured
  4. F3, Simpson, Smith and Jasper counties, MississippiNovember 27, 19942 killed
  5. F3, Simpson, Smith and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 4, 19571 killed, 75 injured
  6. F3, Covington, Jones and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 14, 19991 killed, 33 injured
  7. EF3, Jasper County, MississippiJune 18, 20231 killed, 25 injured
  8. F2, Simpson, Smith and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 25, 19801 killed, 8 injured
  9. EF2, Jones, Smith and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 6, 20251 killed

The strongest

  1. EF4 Enterprise tornado, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 27, 2011EF4, 122.0 mi (196 km)
  2. EF4 Bassfield–Soso tornado, MississippiApril 12, 2020EF4, 67.4 mi (108 km)
  3. F4, Smith, Jasper and Newton counties, MississippiNovember 22, 1992F4, 40.0 mi (64 km)
  4. F3, Simpson, Smith and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 4, 1957F3, 40.2 mi (65 km)
  5. F3, Simpson, Smith and Jasper counties, MississippiNovember 27, 1994F3, 40.0 mi (64 km)
  6. F3, Jones and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 21, 1951F3, 33.5 mi (54 km)
  7. F3, Smith, Jasper and Newton counties, MississippiMarch 12, 1986F3, 32.0 mi (51 km)
  8. F3, Covington, Smith and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 6, 2005F3, 28.0 mi (45 km)
  9. F3, Covington, Jones and Jasper counties, MississippiApril 14, 1999F3, 25.5 mi (41 km)
  10. F3, Jasper County, MississippiJanuary 9, 1972F3, 18.2 mi (29 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Jasper County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20265EF1
202541EF2
20243EF2
20232125EF3
20223EF2
20205798EF4
20172EF1
20161EF1
20151EF2
20121EF0
20114732EF4
20101EF2
200931EF1
20084EF1
20052F3
200414F2
20031F1
20001F2
19991133F3
19952F0
199412F3
1992220F4
19893F1
198612F3
1980118F2
19781F1
197211F3
19711F2
19672F1
19611F1
19571175F3
19551F2
195311F1
19511216F3

Every tornado that crossed Jasper County

65 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
January 10, 20264:06 AM CSTEF0Jasper0.650
January 10, 20265:41 AM CSTEF1Jasper10.4300
April 25, 20263:59 AM CDTEF1Jasper0.275
April 25, 20264:04 AM CDTEF0Jasper1.2100
April 29, 20263:07 PM CDTEF0Jasper0.8100
April 6, 20254:43 AM CDTEF2Jones12.42001$2.0 million
March 15, 20254:09 PM CDTEF2Jasper13.0300
March 15, 20253:46 PM CDTEF1Jasper2.6320
March 15, 20252:38 PM CDTEF1Jasper8.4300
December 28, 20248:36 PM CSTEF1Jasper11.8500$87,000
December 28, 20248:12 PM CSTEF2Jasper9.1900$500,000
December 28, 20248:09 PM CSTEF0Jasper1.050$2,000
December 9, 202310:04 PM CSTEF1Jasper27.2350$25,000
June 18, 202311:29 PM CDTEF3Jasper6.51,350125$5.0 million
December 14, 202212:08 PM CSTEF2Jasper25.0600$311,000
November 29, 20226:30 PM CSTEF2Jasper11.8330$450,000
April 13, 20228:36 PM CDTEF2Jasper43.11,800$740,000
December 24, 20201:26 AM CSTEF1Jasper3.9550$100,000
December 24, 20201:17 AM CSTEF0Jasper2.725$10,000
April 12, 20206:10 PM CDTEF1Jasper8.9985$30,000
April 12, 20204:12 PM CDTEF4Bassfield–Soso tornado67.43,960798$62 million
February 5, 202010:51 PM CSTEF2Jasper59.91,320$3.9 million
February 7, 20175:23 PM CSTEF1Jasper3.150$100,000
January 2, 20172:43 PM CSTEF1Smith3.9275$110,000
February 15, 20161:52 PM CSTEF1Smith14.6350$608,000
January 3, 20153:04 PM CSTEF2Jasper8.0200$507,000
March 21, 20129:03 PM CDTEF0Jasper0.575$10,000
November 16, 20115:12 AM CSTEF2Jones12.930015$650,000
April 27, 20115:42 PM CDTEF4Enterprise tornado122.01,050717$26 million
April 15, 20114:59 PM CDTEF1Jasper1.6880$35,000
April 15, 20113:04 PM CDTEF1Jasper1.2440$25,000
April 24, 20109:22 AM CDTEF2Jasper22.91,056$1.3 million
May 3, 200911:41 AM CDTEF1Jasper0.6176$10,000
May 3, 200911:30 AM CDTEF1Smith4.8350$328,000
March 26, 20092:31 AM CDTEF1Jasper19.45001$2.0 million
September 2, 200810:12 AM CDTEF0Newton4.140$13,000
September 1, 20082:40 PM CDTEF0Jasper0.625
September 1, 20082:31 PM CDTEF0Jasper0.725
February 12, 20082:07 PM CSTEF1Jasper0.9100$20,000
September 25, 20053:01 PM CDTF0Jasper1.050
April 6, 200510:10 AM CDTF3Covington28.0600$8.0 million
November 24, 20041:53 AM CSTF2Smith38.06004$7.0 million
May 17, 20036:40 PM CDTF1Jasper12.075$70,000
January 3, 20005:29 PM CSTF2Jasper6.0210$170,000
April 14, 199910:52 PM CDTF3Covington25.5880133$6.8 million
March 7, 199511:30 AM CSTF0Jasper1.033$500 to $5,000
March 7, 199511:22 AM CSTF0Jasper1.030
November 27, 199410:15 PM CSTF3Simpson40.02002$500,000 to $5 million
November 22, 199212:14 AM CSTF4Smith40.01,76020$5 million to $50 million
October 16, 19925:15 PM CDTF0Jasper2.0100$500 to $5,000
March 5, 19899:20 AM CSTF1Jasper0.740$5,000 to $50,000
February 20, 198911:25 PM CSTF1Jasper5.060$5,000 to $50,000
February 20, 198911:02 PM CSTF1Jasper8.080$50,000 to $500,000
March 12, 198612:07 PM CSTF3Smith32.01232$500,000 to $5 million
April 25, 19806:50 PM CSTF2Simpson46.190018$500,000 to $5 million
April 18, 19781:00 AM CSTF1Smith45.8100$5,000 to $50,000
January 9, 19727:20 PM CSTF3Jasper18.21001$5,000 to $50,000
February 26, 19719:30 AM CSTF2Jasper1.010
December 2, 19672:00 PM GMT-6F1Jones3.810$5,000 to $50,000
April 14, 19673:00 AM GMT-6F1Jasper0.3100under $50
December 11, 19613:45 PM GMT-6F1Jasper0.233$5,000 to $50,000
April 4, 19571:00 AM GMT-6F3Simpson40.2167175$50,000 to $500,000
April 12, 19556:00 PM GMT-6F2Simpson57.610$500 to $5,000
March 22, 19533:00 PM GMT-6F1Simpson101.3101
April 21, 19517:25 PM GMT-6F3Jones33.510216$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.