Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Lowndes County, Mississippi

51 tornadoes have crossed Lowndes County since 1950, 28th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 years. They have killed 4 people and injured 112. 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
51
Deaths
4
Injuries
112
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, February 23, 2019

The deadliest in Lowndes County

  1. F2, Noxubee and Lowndes counties, MississippiNovember 17, 19572 killed, 2 injured
  2. EF3, Lowndes County, MississippiFebruary 23, 20191 killed, 11 injured
  3. F1, Winston, Oktibbeha, Noxubee, Lowndes and Pickens counties, Mississippi and AlabamaNovember 10, 20021 killed

The strongest

  1. F3, Lowndes and Lamar counties, Mississippi and AlabamaNovember 10, 2002F3, 29.2 mi (47 km)
  2. EF3, Lowndes and Lamar counties, Mississippi and AlabamaJanuary 10, 2008EF3, 13.3 mi (21 km)
  3. EF3, Lowndes County, MississippiFebruary 23, 2019EF3, 9.7 mi (16 km)
  4. F3, Lowndes County, MississippiMarch 31, 1962F3, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  5. F2, Winston, Noxubee and Lowndes counties, MississippiApril 4, 1957F2, 40.7 mi (65 km)
  6. F2, Lowndes County, MississippiApril 20, 1995F2, 32.0 mi (51 km)
  7. F2, Lowndes County, MississippiApril 25, 1980F2, 17.8 mi (29 km)
  8. F2, Oktibbeha and Lowndes counties, MississippiJanuary 20, 1954F2, 17.3 mi (28 km)
  9. F2, Noxubee and Lowndes counties, MississippiNovember 17, 1957F2, 14.8 mi (24 km)
  10. EF2, Lowndes and Pickens counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 28, 2014EF2, 14.3 mi (23 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 32 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Lowndes County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF1
20242EF1
20224EF2
20193111EF3
20181EF0
20171EF1
20162EF1
20152EF0
201455EF2
20111EF1
2008111EF3
20041F2
20023155F3
20011F1
20001F0
19981F1
19971F0
19951F2
1992116F2
19891F1
19871F1
19801F2
19791F2
19771F2
19761F2
19752F2
19711F1
196815F2
196211F3
1957226F2
195422F2
19512F2

Every tornado that crossed Lowndes County

51 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 31, 20256:07 AM CDTEF1Lowndes5.8300$200,000
March 31, 20256:01 AM CDTEF0Lowndes0.760$5,000
March 15, 20245:07 AM CDTEF0Lowndes0.675$20,000
March 15, 20245:04 AM CDTEF1Lowndes2.0200$75,000
November 29, 20227:35 PM CSTEF1Lowndes2.5250$3,000
November 29, 20226:26 PM CSTEF2Lowndes8.41,100$1.0 million
April 13, 20229:11 PM CDTEF1Noxubee7.51,000$320,000
April 13, 20229:03 PM CDTEF1Oktibbeha9.3450$40,000
April 18, 20195:42 PM CDTEF1Lowndes3.1150$20,000
February 23, 20195:14 PM CSTEF3Lowndes9.7440111$14 million
February 23, 20194:53 PM CSTEF0Lowndes0.5150$35,000
November 6, 20181:24 AM CSTEF0Oktibbeha6.6100$60,000
April 30, 201711:37 AM CDTEF1Lowndes3.8440$375,000
November 29, 20168:12 PM CSTEF1Lowndes3.5100$50,000
March 31, 20166:18 PM CDTEF1Lowndes to AL7.8600$225,000
November 18, 20153:53 AM CSTEF0Lowndes2.250$8,000
January 3, 20154:53 PM CSTEF0Lowndes0.350$5,000
April 28, 20146:38 PM CDTEF2Lowndes to AL14.35005$500,000
April 28, 20146:19 PM CDTEF1Lowndes to AL10.0500$500,000
April 28, 20146:08 PM CDTEF1Lowndes6.3250$700,000
April 28, 20145:53 PM CDTEF2Lowndes10.3300$700,000
April 28, 20145:39 PM CDTEF1Lowndes0.6100$25,000
April 27, 20113:20 AM CDTEF1Noxubee6.2150$300,000
January 10, 20082:09 PM CSTEF3Lowndes to AL13.32,50011$7.1 million
December 7, 20043:55 AM CSTF2Lowndes to AL8.0200$200,000
November 10, 20027:36 PM CSTF1Lowndes to AL9.5400$20,000
November 10, 20027:20 PM CSTF1Winston to AL51.04001$140,000
November 10, 20027:08 PM CSTF3Lowndes to AL29.244055$60 million
October 13, 20013:59 PM CDTF1Lowndes0.230$80,000
February 18, 20008:25 PM CSTF0Lowndes1.040
June 5, 19982:30 PM CDTF1Lowndes1.050$250,000
May 2, 19979:00 PM CDTF0Lowndes5.050$10,000
April 20, 19957:15 PM CDTF2Lowndes32.0100$50,000 to $500,000
October 10, 19924:35 PM CDTF2Lowndes2.044016$500,000 to $5 million
March 29, 198911:35 AM CSTF1Lowndes3.050$50,000 to $500,000
February 15, 19874:33 PM CSTF1Lowndes10.0100$50,000 to $500,000
April 25, 19803:15 PM CSTF2Lowndes17.8500$50,000 to $500,000
April 12, 19793:00 AM CSTF2Lowndes7.7800$50,000 to $500,000
April 2, 19777:15 PM CSTF2Lowndes2.0100$5,000 to $50,000
March 20, 19769:15 PM CSTF2Lowndes0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
March 23, 197512:00 AM CDTF2Lowndes4.5150$50,000 to $500,000
March 23, 197512:00 AM CDTF1Lowndes0.377$500 to $5,000
October 4, 19714:30 PM CDTF1Lowndes2.0250$500 to $5,000
December 27, 19689:05 PM GMT-6F2Lowndes0.1105
March 31, 196212:15 AM GMT-6F3Lowndes3.08801$50,000 to $500,000
November 17, 195712:15 PM GMT-6F2Noxubee14.87022$50,000 to $500,000
April 4, 195712:15 AM GMT-6F2Winston40.72004$5,000 to $50,000
January 20, 19545:45 AM GMT-6F1Lowndes5.6100$500 to $5,000
January 20, 19545:30 AM GMT-6F2Oktibbeha17.3272$5,000 to $50,000
September 9, 195110:15 AM GMT-5F2Lowndes0.1100
February 20, 19513:00 PM GMT-6F1Lowndes0.110$500 to $5,000

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.