Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Newton County, Mississippi

60 tornadoes have crossed Newton County since 1950, 20th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 67. 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.

  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
60
Deaths
1
Injuries
67
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, November 22, 1992

The deadliest in Newton County

  1. F3, Newton County, MississippiJanuary 3, 19821 killed, 17 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Smith, Jasper and Newton counties, MississippiNovember 22, 1992F4, 40.0 mi (64 km)
  2. F3, Smith, Jasper and Newton counties, MississippiMarch 12, 1986F3, 32.0 mi (51 km)
  3. F3, Newton County, MississippiJanuary 3, 1982F3, 11.0 mi (18 km)
  4. EF3, Newton County, MississippiApril 27, 2011EF3, 10.3 mi (17 km)
  5. EF3, Newton County, MississippiOctober 17, 2012EF3, 6.8 mi (11 km)
  6. F2, Smith, Jasper and Newton counties, MississippiNovember 24, 2004F2, 38.0 mi (61 km)
  7. F2, Hinds, Rankin, Scott and Newton counties, MississippiMarch 27, 1950F2, 31.9 mi (51 km)
  8. EF2, Jasper, Newton and Lauderdale counties, MississippiDecember 14, 2022EF2, 25.0 mi (40 km)
  9. EF2, Jasper, Newton and Lauderdale counties, MississippiApril 24, 2010EF2, 22.9 mi (37 km)
  10. F2, Newton and Neshoba counties, MississippiMarch 20, 1976F2, 19.8 mi (32 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 33 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Newton County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20254EF1
20244EF1
20224EF2
20211EF1
20191EF1
20161EF1
20152EF2
20143EF2
20121EF3
20112EF3
20101EF2
200911EF1
20082EF1
20073EF1
20053F2
200424F2
20033F1
20021F2
20011F0
20001F2
1992220F4
19882F1
19871F1
198612F3
19851F1
19821117F3
19762F2
19661F1
19651F2
19581F1
1954313F2
195311F1
195029F2

Every tornado that crossed Newton County

60 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 6, 20252:26 AM CDTEF1Newton8.5150
March 15, 20251:41 PM CDTEF1Newton6.7300
March 15, 20251:32 PM CDTEF0Newton3.575
February 15, 202511:31 PM CSTEF1Newton16.7720$325,000
December 28, 20248:34 PM CSTEF1Newton2.6650$40,000
December 28, 20248:28 PM CSTEF0Newton0.5165$5,000
December 28, 20248:18 PM CSTEF1Newton4.5700$25,000
December 28, 20248:09 PM CSTEF0Newton2.2100$5,000
December 14, 202212:08 PM CSTEF2Jasper25.0600$311,000
April 13, 20228:29 PM CDTEF1Newton2.6250$5,000
April 5, 20227:16 AM CDTEF1Newton4.0100$75,000
April 5, 20227:09 AM CDTEF1Scott2.1100$25,000
May 4, 20213:43 PM CDTEF1Newton5.5400$25,000
December 29, 20195:13 PM CSTEF1Newton3.2125$150,000
February 2, 20162:48 PM CSTEF1Newton7.1150$120,000
January 3, 20153:24 PM CSTEF1Newton9.9100$30,000
January 3, 20153:04 PM CSTEF2Jasper8.0200$507,000
April 28, 20148:35 PM CDTEF1Newton13.1100$275,000
April 28, 20148:12 PM CDTEF2Newton5.6400$750,000
April 28, 20147:54 PM CDTEF1Newton9.6150$300,000
October 17, 201212:58 AM CDTEF3Newton6.8880$1.0 million
April 27, 20115:08 PM CDTEF3Newton10.3440$1.0 million
April 15, 20112:23 PM CDTEF1Smith6.9150$15,000
April 24, 20109:22 AM CDTEF2Jasper22.91,056$1.3 million
March 26, 20092:31 AM CDTEF1Jasper19.45001$2.0 million
September 2, 200810:12 AM CDTEF0Newton4.140$13,000
March 3, 20089:49 PM CSTEF1Scott4.0175$1.2 million
July 7, 200710:08 AM CDTEF0Newton0.830$20,000
February 24, 200710:40 PM CSTEF1Newton3.5150$70,000
January 5, 200712:57 AM CSTUnratedNewton4.9300$2.2 million
September 24, 20057:45 PM CDTF2Newton0.8100$1.0 million
August 29, 200512:06 PM CDTF2Newton1.075$50,000
August 29, 200512:00 PM CDTF1Newton13.0100$200,000
November 24, 20041:53 AM CSTF2Smith38.06004$7.0 million
February 5, 20041:20 PM CSTF1Newton8.0200$30,000
May 7, 20033:45 PM CDTF0Newton0.530$30,000
April 6, 20033:00 PM CDTF0Newton12.5200$800,000
February 15, 20035:25 PM CSTF1Newton2.075$50,000
December 19, 20021:07 PM CSTF2Newton5.5440$1.0 million
December 23, 20013:10 AM CSTF0Newton0.230$1,000
January 3, 20005:29 PM CSTF2Jasper6.0210$170,000
November 22, 19921:22 AM CSTF1Newton9.0200$50,000 to $500,000
November 22, 199212:14 AM CSTF4Smith40.01,76020$5 million to $50 million
November 19, 19881:55 PM CSTF1Newton2.5123$5,000 to $50,000
November 4, 19884:45 PM CSTF1Newton4.0100$50,000 to $500,000
November 16, 19874:15 PM CSTF1Newton6.073
March 12, 198612:07 PM CSTF3Smith32.01232$500,000 to $5 million
August 16, 19857:30 AM CDTF1Newton4.5173$50,000 to $500,000
January 3, 19822:55 PM CSTF3Newton11.0300117$500,000 to $5 million
June 1, 19764:15 PM CDTF2Newton4.9440$50,000 to $500,000
March 20, 19764:40 PM CSTF2Newton19.8250$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 19662:00 PM GMT-5F1Newton0.110$50,000 to $500,000
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
July 9, 195410:00 AM GMT-5F0Newton0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 3, 19547:00 AM GMT-5F2Newton7.63003$5,000 to $50,000
February 20, 19541:30 AM GMT-6F2Newton19.210010$50,000 to $500,000
March 22, 19533:00 PM GMT-6F1Simpson101.3101
November 20, 19507:30 AM GMT-6F1Newton2.0373$5,000 to $50,000
March 27, 19507:45 AM GMT-6F2Hinds31.9506$50,000 to $500,000

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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.