Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Warren County, Mississippi

68 tornadoes have crossed Warren County since 1950, 13th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 61 people and injured 620. 3 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
68
Deaths
61
Injuries
620
F4 and above
3
Worst on record
F5, December 5, 1953

The deadliest in Warren County

  1. F5 Vicksburg tornado, MississippiDecember 5, 195338 killed, 270 injured
  2. F4, Warren, Yazoo and Holmes counties, MississippiFebruary 21, 197113 killed, 182 injured
  3. EF4 Yazoo City tornado, MississippiApril 24, 201010 killed, 146 injured

The strongest

  1. F5 Vicksburg tornado, MississippiDecember 5, 1953F5, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  2. EF4 Yazoo City tornado, MississippiApril 24, 2010EF4, 149.0 mi (240 km)
  3. F4, Warren, Yazoo and Holmes counties, MississippiFebruary 21, 1971F4, 65.2 mi (105 km)
  4. F3, Warren, Madison, Leake and Attala counties, MississippiDecember 2, 1967F3, 82.3 mi (132 km)
  5. F3, Warren County, MississippiOctober 15, 1957F3, 17.5 mi (28 km)
  6. F2, Claiborne, Warren and Hinds counties, MississippiDecember 7, 2004F2, 26.0 mi (42 km)
  7. F2, Warren County, MississippiApril 22, 1996F2, 21.0 mi (34 km)
  8. EF2, Warren and Yazoo counties, MississippiApril 13, 2019EF2, 20.2 mi (33 km)
  9. EF2, Claiborne and Warren counties, MississippiApril 30, 2017EF2, 19.9 mi (32 km)
  10. EF2, Madison and Warren parishes, Louisiana and MississippiMarch 30, 2022EF2, 17.3 mi (28 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 38 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Warren County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243EF1
20231EF1
20227EF2
20211EF1
20196EF2
20182EF1
20173EF2
201421EF1
20131EF0
20122EF2
2010310146EF4
200831EF1
20053F1
20042F2
20032F1
20011F0
19992F1
19961F2
19951F2
19941F1
19921F0
19901F1
19882F2
19841F0
19811F1
19751F2
19742F1
1971113182F4
196817F1
196713F3
196627F2
196212F1
196111F2
19601F1
19591F1
19571F3
1953138270F5
19511F0

Every tornado that crossed Warren County

68 tornadoes, newest first. 8 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files them under that state rather than Mississippi.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 28, 20246:10 PM CSTEF0Warren4.1250$17,000
December 28, 20245:58 PM CSTEF1Warren4.5500$15,000
April 9, 20248:00 PM CDTEF0Warren2.1150$25,000
June 16, 20234:40 AM CDTEF1Warren8.5900$85,000
April 13, 20224:38 PM CDTEF1Warren1.3200$10,000
March 30, 20223:41 PM CDTEF1Warren6.0100$20,000
March 30, 20222:51 PM CDTEF2Madison Parish to MS17.3300$270,000
March 22, 202211:58 AM CDTEF1Warren14.8350$175,000
March 22, 202211:43 AM CDTEF0Warren1.150$15,000
March 22, 202211:29 AM CDTEF0Warren0.650$25,000
March 22, 202211:23 AM CDTEF1Madison Parish to MS6.6100$5,000
May 4, 20211:59 PM CDTEF1Madison Parish to MS17.7600$255,000
December 16, 201911:48 AM CSTEF1Warren22.3616$502,000
December 16, 201911:08 AM CSTEF1Claiborne to MS11.7600$84,000
June 24, 20193:45 AM CDTEF1Warren3.3400$70,000
April 13, 20195:08 PM CDTEF2Warren2.7175$375,000
April 13, 20195:04 PM CDTEF2Warren4.3440$800,000
April 13, 20194:57 PM CDTEF2Warren20.2700$135,000
April 6, 20188:12 PM CDTEF1Warren2.875$15,000
March 5, 20187:11 PM CSTEF0Warren2.050$20,000
April 30, 20178:14 AM CDTEF1Warren2.7900$50,000
April 30, 20177:30 AM CDTEF2Claiborne19.9880$530,000
April 30, 20177:13 AM CDTEF1Warren to MS9.2440$100,000
December 15, 20145:56 PM CSTEF0Warren1.275$12,000
April 28, 20144:56 PM CDTEF1Warren4.72001$400,000
December 20, 20134:41 PM CSTEF0Warren0.250$5,000
March 21, 201211:11 AM CDTEF1Warren1.9100$250,000
March 21, 201210:51 AM CDTEF2Claiborne9.2880$250,000
December 31, 20104:11 PM CSTEF1Warren3.6100$110,000
November 29, 20108:04 PM CSTEF0Warren1.925$100,000
April 24, 201011:09 AM CDTEF4Yazoo City tornado149.03,08010146$386 million
September 3, 20082:31 PM CDTEF0Warren0.230$150,000
April 4, 200811:52 AM CDTEF1Warren2.2209$120,000
April 4, 200811:23 AM CDTEF1Warren3.73001$1.2 million
September 25, 200512:26 PM CDTF0Warren0.550$30,000
September 25, 20059:21 AM CDTF0Warren1.5100$10,000
September 24, 200511:21 AM CDTF1Warren1.875
December 7, 20041:20 AM CSTF2Claiborne26.0400$550,000
November 23, 200411:31 PM CSTF0Warren1.075$1,000
November 18, 20035:35 AM CSTF1Issaquena5.0150$10,000
April 6, 200311:50 AM CDTF0Warren0.725$10,000
October 11, 20011:25 PM CDTF0Warren to MS0.730$10,000
January 22, 19992:40 PM CSTF0Warren4.050$3,000
January 21, 199910:30 PM CSTF1Madison Parish to MS16.050$210,000
April 22, 19964:45 PM CDTF2Warren21.0440$100,000
April 20, 19956:30 PM CDTF2Warren1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
November 27, 19947:25 PM CSTF1Claiborne18.0150$50,000 to $500,000
August 26, 199211:40 AM CDTF0Warren1.580$50 to $500
December 21, 19905:52 PM CSTF1Warren5.2200$50,000 to $500,000
November 26, 198812:00 PM CSTF2Warren9.0600$500,000 to $5 million
November 12, 19884:08 PM CSTF1Warren0.550$5,000 to $50,000
October 22, 19842:55 PM CDTF0Warren6.050$50 to $500
June 6, 19816:00 PM CDTF1Warren3.3150$500 to $5,000
May 3, 19758:04 AM CDTF2Warren7.4440$5,000 to $50,000
May 31, 19743:10 PM CDTF1Warren0.110$50 to $500
January 28, 19744:15 AM CDTF1Warren1.010
February 21, 19715:06 PM CSTF4Warren65.21013182
April 4, 19687:50 AM GMT-6F1Warren2.01007$5,000 to $50,000
December 2, 19678:30 AM GMT-6F3Warren82.3503$50,000 to $500,000
November 10, 19663:30 AM GMT-6F1Warren0.1105$5,000 to $50,000
June 16, 19663:35 PM GMT-5F2Warren1.0102$50,000 to $500,000
February 23, 19621:08 PM GMT-6F1Warren0.1102$500 to $5,000
November 15, 19616:20 PM GMT-6F2Warren3.8501$5,000 to $50,000
July 5, 19601:30 PM GMT-5F1Warren0.110$5,000 to $50,000
January 21, 19598:00 AM GMT-6F1Warren16.910$5,000 to $50,000
October 15, 195712:45 AM GMT-5F3Warren17.577$5,000 to $50,000
December 5, 19535:45 PM GMT-6F5Vicksburg tornado9.050038270$5 million to $50 million
December 8, 19515:30 PM GMT-6F0Warren0.5350$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.