Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Noxubee County, Mississippi

52 tornadoes have crossed Noxubee County since 1950, 27th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 years. They have killed 10 people and injured 83. 1 was 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
52
Deaths
10
Injuries
83
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
EF5, April 27, 2011

The deadliest in Noxubee County

  1. EF5 Philadelphia tornado, MississippiApril 27, 20113 killed, 6 injured
  2. F2, Noxubee and Lowndes counties, MississippiNovember 17, 19572 killed, 2 injured
  3. F3, Noxubee County, MississippiJune 28, 19571 killed, 10 injured
  4. EF3, Kemper, Noxubee and Pickens counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 11, 20131 killed, 9 injured
  5. F3, Winston, Neshoba and Noxubee counties, MississippiNovember 24, 20041 killed, 2 injured
  6. F2, Kemper and Noxubee counties, MississippiNovember 22, 19921 killed, 1 injured
  7. F1, Winston, Oktibbeha, Noxubee, Lowndes and Pickens counties, Mississippi and AlabamaNovember 10, 20021 killed

The strongest

  1. EF5 Philadelphia tornado, MississippiApril 27, 2011EF5, 28.3 mi (46 km)
  2. EF3, Kemper, Noxubee and Pickens counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 11, 2013EF3, 66.3 mi (107 km)
  3. F3, Winston, Neshoba and Noxubee counties, MississippiNovember 24, 2004F3, 21.0 mi (34 km)
  4. EF3, Noxubee County, MississippiJanuary 1, 2011EF3, 9.6 mi (15 km)
  5. F3, Noxubee County, MississippiJune 28, 1957F3, 5.4 mi (9 km)
  6. F2, Winston, Noxubee and Lowndes counties, MississippiApril 4, 1957F2, 40.7 mi (65 km)
  7. EF2, Kemper, Noxubee and Pickens counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 27, 2011EF2, 35.2 mi (57 km)
  8. F2, Kemper and Noxubee counties, MississippiNovember 22, 1992F2, 27.0 mi (43 km)
  9. EF2, Kemper and Noxubee counties, MississippiFebruary 2, 2016EF2, 18.5 mi (30 km)
  10. F2, Noxubee County, MississippiNovember 22, 1992F2, 15.0 mi (24 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 26 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Noxubee County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF2
202262EF2
20211EF1
20203EF2
20193EF1
20163EF2
20141EF1
2013119EF3
2011637EF5
200922EF1
20083EF1
20072EF1
20051F0
2004312F3
200211F1
20011F1
19922116F2
1991115F1
19891F1
19861F1
19761F1
19731F2
19651F1
19574319F3
195419F2
195312F2

Every tornado that crossed Noxubee County

52 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 5, 20258:11 PM CSTEF2Noxubee3.4500$150,000
April 13, 20229:11 PM CDTEF1Noxubee7.51,000$320,000
April 13, 20228:51 PM CDTEF1Oktibbeha5.8700$6,000
April 13, 20228:51 PM CDTEF1Oktibbeha10.7150$8,000
April 13, 20228:21 PM CDTEF1Neshoba24.71,500$170,000
March 30, 20228:08 PM CDTEF2Noxubee11.04002$250,000
March 22, 20223:17 PM CDTEF1Noxubee11.6450$55,000
March 25, 20211:35 PM CDTEF1Noxubee to AL6.6515
October 28, 20206:09 PM CDTEF1Noxubee5.0150$30,000
April 12, 20203:42 PM CDTEF1Noxubee3.9375$20,000
April 12, 20203:30 PM CDTEF2Noxubee8.51,100$150,000
April 18, 20195:38 PM CDTEF1Noxubee9.5600$100,000
April 18, 20195:29 PM CDTEF1Noxubee2.0500$50,000
April 18, 20195:13 PM CDTEF1Winston6.7700$11,000
November 29, 20165:49 PM CSTEF1Winston5.5170$180,000
February 2, 20165:27 PM CSTEF1Noxubee6.6150$170,000
February 2, 20163:53 PM CSTEF2Kemper18.5300$270,000
April 28, 20145:14 PM CDTEF1Oktibbeha7.1100$45,000
April 11, 201311:35 AM CDTEF3Kemper to AL66.31,32019$1.2 million
April 27, 20113:18 PM CDTEF1Noxubee8.3500$200,000
April 27, 20112:30 PM CDTEF5Philadelphia tornado28.390036$1.1 million
April 27, 20114:03 AM CDTEF2Kemper to AL35.21,410$3.2 million
April 27, 20113:20 AM CDTEF1Noxubee6.2150$300,000
January 1, 20112:25 AM CSTEF3Noxubee9.61,3301$1.5 million
January 1, 20112:00 AM CSTEF2Kemper6.1860$800,000
May 6, 20097:47 AM CDTEF1Noxubee5.05002$300,000
February 27, 20092:36 PM CSTEF0Noxubee2.275$1,000
February 6, 20081:55 AM CSTEF0Noxubee1.750
January 10, 20083:02 PM CSTEF0Noxubee0.840
January 10, 20082:58 PM CSTEF1Noxubee1.975$30,000
October 18, 20072:13 PM CDTEF1Kemper2.4100
January 5, 20072:05 AM CSTUnratedNoxubee3.7300$20,000
September 25, 20055:24 PM CDTF0Noxubee1.050
November 24, 20043:07 AM CSTF1Noxubee5.0100$100,000
November 24, 20042:50 AM CSTF1Noxubee7.5200$70,000
November 24, 20042:25 AM CSTF3Winston21.060012$2.7 million
November 10, 20027:20 PM CSTF1Winston to AL51.04001$140,000
November 24, 200110:10 AM CSTF1Noxubee8.050$400,000
November 22, 19922:45 AM CSTF2Noxubee15.044015$50,000 to $500,000
November 22, 19922:15 AM CSTF2Kemper27.088011$50,000 to $500,000
November 20, 19914:30 AM CSTF1Noxubee0.544015$50,000 to $500,000
March 29, 198911:50 AM CSTF1Noxubee1.570$50,000 to $500,000
March 18, 198611:25 PM CSTF1Noxubee10.050$5,000 to $50,000
March 20, 19765:45 PM CSTF1Noxubee11.2100$5,000 to $50,000
November 26, 19736:50 PM CSTF2Noxubee0.110$500 to $5,000
March 25, 19657:30 PM GMT-6F1Neshoba54.110$5,000 to $50,000
November 17, 195712:15 PM GMT-6F2Noxubee14.87022$50,000 to $500,000
November 8, 19571:30 AM GMT-6F1Neshoba28.82003$50,000 to $500,000
June 28, 19571:20 AM GMT-5F3Noxubee5.450110$50,000 to $500,000
April 4, 195712:15 AM GMT-6F2Winston40.72004$5,000 to $50,000
December 29, 19541:00 AM GMT-6F2Kemper11.53009
May 4, 19534:00 PM GMT-5F2Noxubee9.61002$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.