Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi

Tornadoes in Yazoo County, Mississippi

68 tornadoes have crossed Yazoo County since 1950, 12th of the 82 counties in Mississippi with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 24 people and injured 335. 2 were 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
68
Deaths
24
Injuries
335
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F4, February 21, 1971

The deadliest in Yazoo County

  1. F4, Warren, Yazoo and Holmes counties, MississippiFebruary 21, 197113 killed, 182 injured
  2. EF4 Yazoo City tornado, MississippiApril 24, 201010 killed, 146 injured
  3. EF2, Yazoo and Holmes counties, MississippiApril 30, 20171 killed

The strongest

  1. EF4 Yazoo City tornado, MississippiApril 24, 2010EF4, 149.0 mi (240 km)
  2. F4, Warren, Yazoo and Holmes counties, MississippiFebruary 21, 1971F4, 65.2 mi (105 km)
  3. F3, Yazoo County, MississippiDecember 9, 1999F3, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  4. F2, Issaquena, Yazoo, Sharkey and Humphreys counties, MississippiJanuary 22, 1953F2, 45.2 mi (73 km)
  5. EF2, Yazoo and Holmes counties, MississippiDecember 9, 2008EF2, 28.6 mi (46 km)
  6. EF2, Yazoo and Holmes counties, MississippiApril 30, 2017EF2, 23.4 mi (38 km)
  7. EF2, Yazoo County, MississippiApril 30, 2017EF2, 21.7 mi (35 km)
  8. F2, Yazoo and Madison counties, MississippiNovember 16, 1987F2, 21.0 mi (34 km)
  9. EF2, Warren and Yazoo counties, MississippiApril 13, 2019EF2, 20.2 mi (33 km)
  10. EF2, Yazoo, Holmes and Attala counties, MississippiFebruary 5, 2020EF2, 18.7 mi (30 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 35 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Yazoo County. Each year links to every tornado in Mississippi that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20242EF1
20226EF1
20213EF1
202054EF2
20193EF2
20183EF1
201741EF2
20161EF0
20141EF0
20121EF1
20111EF1
2010310146EF4
20082EF2
20071EF1
20041F0
20032F0
200221F1
20011F0
199921F3
19981F0
19971F0
19952F1
19941F0
19925F0
19891F2
19881F1
19871F2
19862F2
19833F1
19801F2
19761F2
1971113182F4
19681F2
195311F2

Every tornado that crossed Yazoo County

68 tornadoes, newest first. 1 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files it under that state rather than Mississippi.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 18, 20259:29 PM CDTEF0Yazoo3.050
December 28, 20246:58 PM CSTEF1Yazoo7.3800$35,000
December 28, 20246:28 PM CSTEF1Yazoo1.2250$10,000
April 13, 20225:01 PM CDTUnratedYazoo1.650
March 30, 20223:58 PM CDTEF1Yazoo16.6700$110,000
March 22, 202212:44 PM CDTEF1Yazoo6.5200$10,000
March 22, 202212:35 PM CDTEF1Yazoo1.4550$40,000
March 22, 202212:30 PM CDTEF1Yazoo5.5600$10,000
March 22, 202212:04 PM CDTUnratedYazoo0.750
May 4, 20212:22 PM CDTEF0Yazoo9.2250$25,000
May 2, 20216:44 PM CDTEF0Yazoo8.2100$15,000
May 2, 20215:46 PM CDTEF1Issaquena30.1300$505,000
December 23, 202010:26 PM CSTEF0Yazoo0.750$5,000
April 12, 20201:22 PM CDTEF2Yazoo7.4250$150,000
February 10, 20208:51 PM CSTEF1Hinds2.9300$23,000
February 5, 20203:57 PM CSTEF2Yazoo18.79004$126,000
February 5, 20203:28 PM CSTEF1Yazoo8.1800$45,000
June 24, 20193:45 AM CDTEF1Warren3.3400$70,000
April 13, 20196:00 PM CDTEF0Yazoo2.925$10,000
April 13, 20194:57 PM CDTEF2Warren20.2700$135,000
December 27, 201810:29 AM CSTEF0Yazoo1.3100$15,000
November 1, 20183:03 AM CDTEF1Yazoo4.0560$50,000
March 11, 20181:37 AM CSTEF1Yazoo1.5200$65,000
April 30, 20179:16 AM CDTEF2Yazoo23.41,9001$3.8 million
April 30, 20179:06 AM CDTEF1Yazoo6.91,003$130,000
April 30, 20178:54 AM CDTEF2Yazoo21.71,700$2.3 million
April 30, 20178:51 AM CDTEF1Yazoo5.01,500$20,000
February 23, 20164:42 PM CSTEF0Yazoo1.1100$25,000
April 28, 20141:57 PM CDTEF0Yazoo0.250
October 17, 201211:29 PM CDTEF1Yazoo1.9250$10,000
April 27, 20111:12 AM CDTEF1Yazoo9.7250$70,000
November 29, 20108:07 PM CSTEF2Yazoo7.5150$1.3 million
November 29, 20107:46 PM CSTEF2Yazoo11.7200$700,000
April 24, 201011:09 AM CDTEF4Yazoo City tornado149.03,08010146$386 million
December 9, 20084:50 PM CSTEF2Yazoo28.6450$1.4 million
February 6, 200812:46 AM CSTEF0Yazoo4.875$180,000
March 1, 200711:58 AM CSTEF1Yazoo6.5100$90,000
April 29, 20047:55 PM CDTF0Yazoo0.225
April 6, 200311:57 AM CDTF0Yazoo4.050$100,000
April 6, 200311:50 AM CDTF0Yazoo0.325$20,000
December 31, 20024:10 AM CSTF1Yazoo1.5501$150,000
February 19, 20029:30 PM CSTF1Yazoo0.8250$150,000
October 11, 20013:10 PM CDTF0Yazoo0.530$1,000
December 9, 19996:36 PM CSTF3Yazoo6.04001$200,000
May 5, 19997:00 PM CDTF0Yazoo1.040
June 15, 19986:35 PM CDTF0Yazoo1.040
February 28, 19975:15 PM CSTF0Yazoo2.040$2,000
July 4, 19957:45 PM CDTF0Yazoo1.030
April 22, 19955:30 AM CDTF1Sharkey8.0200$50,000 to $500,000
November 27, 19947:10 PM CSTF0Yazoo15.0100$5,000 to $50,000
August 26, 199210:25 PM CDTF0Yazoo1.5100$500 to $5,000
August 26, 19929:00 PM CDTF0Yazoo1.5100$500 to $5,000
August 26, 19925:27 PM CDTF0Yazoo1.0100$50 to $500
March 22, 19925:15 PM CSTF0Yazoo6.0150$500 to $5,000
March 22, 19925:14 PM CSTF0Yazoo1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
October 16, 19893:20 PM CDTF2Yazoo3.080$50,000 to $500,000
November 26, 198812:20 PM CSTF1Yazoo5.070
November 16, 198711:35 AM CSTF2Yazoo21.073$50,000 to $500,000
March 18, 19863:15 PM CSTF1Sharkey5.040$5,000 to $50,000
March 18, 19862:10 PM CSTF2Yazoo14.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 198312:15 AM CDTF1Yazoo0.350$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 198310:00 PM CDTF1Yazoo0.550$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 19839:15 PM CDTF1Yazoo0.550$5,000 to $50,000
October 17, 19805:08 PM CDTF2Yazoo17.2900$50,000 to $500,000
March 20, 19768:15 PM CSTF2Yazoo3.8150$5,000 to $50,000
February 21, 19715:06 PM CSTF4Warren65.21013182
September 3, 19681:30 PM GMT-5F2Yazoo9.0123$5,000 to $50,000
January 22, 195311:00 PM GMT-6F2Issaquena45.21001$50,000 to $500,000

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.