Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi
Tornadoes in Leflore County, Mississippi
43 tornadoes have crossed Leflore County since 1950, 35th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.8 years. They have killed 73 people and injured 888. 1 was 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- 43
- Deaths
- 73
- Injuries
- 888
- F4 and above
- 1
- Worst on record
- F4, February 21, 1971
The deadliest in Leflore County
The strongest
- F4, Issaquena, Sharkey, Humphreys, Leflore and Hardeman counties, Mississippi and TennesseeFebruary 21, 1971
- F3, Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, Leflore and Lafayette counties, MississippiApril 21, 1984
- F3, Leflore, Carroll and Grenada counties, MississippiFebruary 24, 2001
- F3, Leflore County, MississippiApril 21, 1972
- F3, Leflore County, MississippiNovember 24, 1973
- F2, Sunflower, Leflore, Grenada and Yalobusha counties, MississippiApril 3, 1956
- F2, Washington, Humphreys and Leflore counties, MississippiOctober 17, 1980
- EF2, Humphreys, Holmes and Leflore counties, MississippiMarch 14, 2025
- F2, Leflore and Tallahatchie counties, MississippiDecember 27, 1988
- F2, Leflore County, MississippiApril 1, 1970
Every year with a tornado
The 29 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Leflore County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.
Every tornado that crossed Leflore County
43 tornadoes, newest first.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | 4:49 PM CDT | EF1 | Leflore | 7.2 | 700 | $75,000 | ||
| March 14, 2025 | 11:14 PM CDT | EF2 | Humphreys | 35.8 | 1,320 | |||
| April 27, 2011 | 1:24 AM CDT | EF1 | Leflore | 3.2 | 100 | $50,000 | ||
| April 27, 2011 | 1:15 AM CDT | EF1 | Leflore | 27.7 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| April 23, 2010 | 3:48 PM CDT | EF1 | Leflore | 2.0 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| May 2, 2008 | 12:49 AM CDT | EF1 | Leflore | 1.3 | 300 | $40,000 | ||
| February 24, 2007 | 6:26 PM CST | EF0 | Leflore | 1.0 | 40 | $80,000 | ||
| April 7, 2006 | 5:52 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore | 1.0 | 50 | |||
| April 7, 2006 | 4:36 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore | 3.0 | 50 | |||
| September 24, 2005 | 6:40 PM CDT | F0 | Carroll | 3.0 | 75 | |||
| September 24, 2005 | 6:17 PM CDT | F1 | Leflore | 1.0 | 75 | $200,000 | ||
| September 24, 2005 | 6:00 PM CDT | F2 | Leflore | 9.0 | 250 | |||
| September 24, 2005 | 5:56 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore | 2.0 | 50 | |||
| September 24, 2005 | 5:20 PM CDT | F1 | Leflore | 1.0 | 100 | |||
| April 29, 2005 | 9:59 PM CDT | F1 | Leflore | 3.0 | 100 | $400,000 | ||
| December 7, 2004 | 1:00 AM CST | F1 | Leflore | 2.0 | 70 | $10,000 | ||
| May 29, 2004 | 7:39 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore | 2.0 | 50 | |||
| February 24, 2001 | 8:37 PM CST | F3 | Leflore | 22.0 | 400 | $2.3 million | ||
| January 3, 2000 | 12:15 PM CST | F1 | Leflore | 3.0 | 150 | $40,000 | ||
| May 5, 1999 | 7:20 PM CDT | F1 | Leflore | 1.0 | 50 | $10,000 | ||
| January 21, 1999 | 11:15 PM CST | F0 | Leflore | 2.0 | 700 | |||
| April 16, 1998 | 5:35 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore | 2.0 | 50 | |||
| February 10, 1998 | 7:05 PM CST | F0 | Leflore | 1.5 | 50 | $3,000 | ||
| May 2, 1997 | 9:25 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore | 1.0 | 40 | |||
| June 22, 1991 | 3:40 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore | 1.0 | 30 | $50 to $500 | ||
| December 21, 1990 | 3:10 PM CST | F2 | Leflore | 16.0 | 300 | $500,000 to $5 million | ||
| April 4, 1989 | 7:55 AM CDT | F1 | Leflore | 1.0 | 70 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| April 4, 1989 | 7:45 AM CDT | F1 | Leflore | 0.5 | 50 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| December 27, 1988 | 8:57 PM CST | F2 | Leflore | 18.0 | 73 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| May 10, 1986 | 4:30 PM CDT | F1 | Leflore | 0.3 | 40 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| April 21, 1984 | 4:00 PM CST | F3 | Yalobusha | 71.0 | 10 | 15 | 76 | $5 million to $50 million |
| October 17, 1980 | 2:15 PM CDT | F2 | Washington | 51.2 | 200 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| January 28, 1974 | 3:40 AM CDT | F2 | Leflore | 0.1 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| November 24, 1973 | 11:00 PM CST | F3 | Leflore | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| November 20, 1973 | 3:30 PM CST | F2 | Leflore | 0.1 | 10 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| April 21, 1972 | 5:20 PM CST | F3 | Leflore | 12.8 | 150 | |||
| February 21, 1971 | 4:00 PM CST | F4 | Issaquena to TN | 202.1 | 100 | 58 | 795 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| April 1, 1970 | 5:00 PM CST | F2 | Leflore | 16.9 | 300 | 4 | $5,000 to $50,000 | |
| December 27, 1968 | 6:20 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Leflore | 5.6 | 133 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| March 11, 1968 | 5:45 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Leflore | 1.5 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| January 26, 1967 | 2:30 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Leflore | 0.3 | 20 | 7 | $50,000 to $500,000 | |
| July 1, 1959 | 3:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Leflore | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| April 3, 1956 | 2:30 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Sunflower | 124.9 | 10 | 6 |
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.