Tornado History Map

Jackson County, Mississippi tornado history

92 tornadoes recorded in or across Jackson County from 1958 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Jackson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 92 tornadoes whose paths touched Jackson County, Mississippi between 1958 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 67. The busiest month is April, with 19 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 18 April 1966. The most recent was on 26 October 2025.

  • 92tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 67injuries
  • 1,273per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Jackson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF04448%
F1 / EF13235%
F2 / EF21213%
F3 / EF322%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating22%

Jackson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 25 in 2020s.1950s11960s61970s171980s81990s102000s102010s152020s25

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s6
1970s17
1980s8
1990s10
2000s10
2010s15
2020s25
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 19 in Apr.Jan3Feb8Mar8Apr19May11Jun11Jul3Aug8Sep2Oct11Nov4Dec4
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PeriodCount
Jan3
Feb8
Mar8
Apr19
May11
Jun11
Jul3
Aug8
Sep2
Oct11
Nov4
Dec4

Records for Jackson County

  • Deadliest: Mississippi tornado27 October 2021, EF1, 1 death, 0.9 miles long
  • Strongest: Mississippi tornado18 April 1966, F3, 5 injuries, 23.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Mississippi tornado26 February 1958, F2, 1 injury, 28.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Mississippi tornado26 October 2025, EF0, 1.4 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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