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Tornadoes in Neshoba County, Mississippi

61 tornadoes have crossed Neshoba County since 1950, 19th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 18 people and injured 195. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above, 1 at the top of the scale.

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
61
Deaths
18
Injuries
195
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
EF5, April 27, 2011

The deadliest in Neshoba County

  1. EF4 Louisville tornado, MississippiApril 28, 201410 killed, 84 injured
  2. F3, Leake, Neshoba and Kemper counties, MississippiApril 2, 19823 killed, 40 injured
  3. EF5 Philadelphia tornado, MississippiApril 27, 20113 killed, 6 injured
  4. F3, Leake and Neshoba counties, MississippiFebruary 18, 19761 killed, 27 injured
  5. F3, Winston, Neshoba and Noxubee counties, MississippiNovember 24, 20041 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. EF5 Philadelphia tornado, MississippiApril 27, 2011EF5, 28.3 mi (46 km)
  2. EF4 Louisville tornado, MississippiApril 28, 2014EF4, 33.4 mi (54 km)
  3. EF3, Neshoba, Kemper and Sumter counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF3, 48.5 mi (78 km)
  4. F3, Leake, Neshoba and Kemper counties, MississippiApril 2, 1982F3, 42.0 mi (68 km)
  5. F3, Leake and Neshoba counties, MississippiFebruary 18, 1976F3, 27.3 mi (44 km)
  6. F3, Winston, Neshoba and Noxubee counties, MississippiNovember 24, 2004F3, 21.0 mi (34 km)
  7. F3, Neshoba and Kemper counties, MississippiApril 4, 1977F3, 11.7 mi (19 km)
  8. F2, Newton and Neshoba counties, MississippiMarch 20, 1976F2, 19.8 mi (32 km)
  9. F2, Newton and Neshoba counties, MississippiFebruary 20, 1954F2, 19.2 mi (31 km)
  10. F2, Newton and Neshoba counties, MississippiFebruary 11, 1965F2, 11.9 mi (19 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 31 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Neshoba County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20223EF1
201910EF1
20181EF0
20172EF1
20161EF1
20153EF1
201421084EF4
20121EF1
20112311EF5
20081EF0
20073Unrated
20056F2
2004212F3
20001F0
19941F1
19921F1
19841F1
19831F1
19822340F3
19801F1
19771F3
19762127F3
19751F2
197328F2
197021F1
19671F1
19652F2
19581F1
1957212F2
1954110F2
19521F0

Every tornado that crossed Neshoba County

61 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 25, 20221:16 PM CDTEF0Neshoba2.3100$10,000
April 13, 20228:21 PM CDTEF1Neshoba24.71,500$170,000
April 13, 20228:05 PM CDTEF1Leake10.5400$27,000
April 18, 20194:40 PM CDTEF1Neshoba2.01$2.0 million
April 18, 20194:40 PM CDTEF1Neshoba3.1700$15 million
April 18, 20194:34 PM CDTEF0Neshoba10.91,000$5,000
April 18, 20194:30 PM CDTEF1Neshoba1.9250$10,000
April 18, 20194:25 PM CDTEF1Leake1.7180$10,000
April 18, 20194:23 PM CDTEF1Neshoba8.81,400$20,000
April 18, 20194:22 PM CDTEF1Leake0.675$9,000
April 18, 20194:20 PM CDTEF1Leake6.0350$5,000
April 18, 20194:04 PM CDTEF1Leake9.91,600$6,000
January 19, 20198:43 AM CSTEF0Neshoba0.350$10,000
February 10, 20184:50 PM CSTEF0Neshoba0.030$50,000
April 30, 201710:17 AM CDTEF0Neshoba0.350$20,000
April 26, 201710:31 PM CDTEF1Leake10.6600$120,000
February 2, 20166:39 PM CSTEF1Neshoba0.750$22,000
November 18, 201512:30 AM CSTEF1Leake3.0300$13,000
November 18, 201512:30 AM CSTEF1Neshoba0.3250$3,000
April 25, 20152:51 AM CDTEF1Neshoba6.5500$150,000
April 28, 20143:51 PM CDTEF4Louisville tornado33.41,3201084$117 million
April 6, 20147:41 PM CDTEF1Neshoba1.3150$75,000
October 18, 20121:12 AM CDTEF1Neshoba0.6150$100,000
April 27, 20112:30 PM CDTEF5Philadelphia tornado28.390036$1.1 million
April 15, 201112:53 PM CDTEF3Neshoba to AL48.51,7605$19 million
January 10, 20081:42 PM CSTEF0Neshoba1.575$130,000
January 5, 20071:25 AM CSTUnratedNeshoba1.4150$150,000
January 5, 20071:07 AM CSTUnratedNeshoba3.0400$200,000
January 5, 200712:57 AM CSTUnratedNewton4.9300$2.2 million
August 29, 20051:05 PM CDTF1Neshoba2.075$10,000
August 29, 200512:48 PM CDTF1Neshoba4.0150$100,000
August 29, 200512:39 PM CDTF1Neshoba3.050$80,000
August 29, 200512:36 PM CDTF1Neshoba3.075$50,000
August 29, 200512:27 PM CDTF2Neshoba3.0100$70,000
April 6, 20058:26 AM CDTF1Leake23.0300$500 million
November 24, 20042:25 AM CSTF3Winston21.060012$2.7 million
November 24, 20042:19 AM CSTF1Neshoba4.0100$30,000
April 2, 20006:30 PM CDTF0Neshoba1.050$10,000
November 27, 19945:30 PM CSTF1Neshoba16.0100$500,000 to $5 million
November 22, 19921:22 AM CSTF1Newton9.0200$50,000 to $500,000
May 3, 198411:30 PM CDTF1Neshoba0.550$50,000 to $500,000
April 1, 19838:00 PM CSTF1Neshoba8.0100$5,000 to $50,000
December 26, 19822:30 PM CSTF2Neshoba0.7100$5,000 to $50,000
April 2, 198211:35 PM CSTF3Leake42.0400340$5 million to $50 million
March 7, 19804:25 PM CSTF1Neshoba0.230$500 to $5,000
April 4, 19778:00 AM CSTF3Neshoba11.7100$50,000 to $500,000
March 20, 19764:40 PM CSTF2Newton19.8250$50,000 to $500,000
February 18, 19767:30 AM CSTF3Leake27.3200127$500,000 to $5 million
February 23, 197511:20 AM CDTF2Neshoba0.533$50,000 to $500,000
November 27, 19732:00 PM CSTF2Neshoba0.110
January 18, 19738:00 PM CSTF2Neshoba7.64008$50,000 to $500,000
October 13, 19708:20 AM CDTF1Neshoba0.1101
October 13, 19707:45 AM CDTF0Neshoba0.110
March 6, 196712:45 PM GMT-6F1Neshoba0.110$500 to $5,000
March 25, 19657:30 PM GMT-6F1Neshoba54.110$5,000 to $50,000
February 11, 19655:00 PM GMT-6F2Newton11.9220$5,000 to $50,000
February 26, 19587:00 PM GMT-6F1Smith95.510$5,000 to $50,000
November 8, 19571:30 AM GMT-6F1Neshoba28.82003$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 19579:15 PM GMT-5F2Neshoba4.7509$5,000 to $50,000
February 20, 19541:30 AM GMT-6F2Newton19.210010$50,000 to $500,000
February 13, 19527:30 PM GMT-6F0Neshoba0.110

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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.