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Tornadoes in Mississippi
12 federal tornadoes disaster declarations in Mississippi since 1953.
Tornadoes — Mississippi — federal disaster declarations per year
19532017
Counties most affected
Lauderdale County4Yalobusha County3Washington County3Perry County3Lincoln County3Amite County2Copiah County2Grenada County2Hinds County2Jasper County2Kemper County2Lafayette County2Leake County2Leflore County2Marion County2Neshoba County2Panola County2Pike County2Sharkey County2Smith County2Tallahatchie County2Sunflower County1Lamar County1Chickasaw County1Lawrence County1Yazoo County1Tippah County1Carroll County1Lowndes County1Union County1Marshall County1Warren County1Newton County1Noxubee County1Benton County1Pearl River County1Bolivar County1Webster County1Pontotoc County1Rankin County1Choctaw County1Claiborne County1Coahoma County1Scott County1Covington County1Forrest County1Wilkinson County1Simpson County1Holmes County1Humphreys County1Issaquena County1Attala County1Jefferson Davis County1Jones County1Stone County1
Declarations
January 25, 2017Tornado4 counties
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
January 7, 2015Tornado1 counties
SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
November 25, 1992Tornado21 counties
SEVERE STORMS, HIGH WINDS & TORNADOES
October 17, 1992Tornado1 counties
WIND STORMS, TORNADOES & HAIL
March 20, 1992Tornado4 counties
SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES
April 26, 1984Tornado6 counties
TORNADOES
April 10, 1982Tornado3 counties
TORNADOES
April 24, 1978Tornado15 counties
TORNADOES
January 30, 1975Tornado2 counties
TORNADOES
January 18, 1975Tornado2 counties
TORNADOES
February 22, 1971Tornado23 counties
STORMS & TORNADOES
December 6, 1953Tornado
TORNADO
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.