# Tornadoes in Mississippi since 1950: 2,854, #8 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Mississippi has 2,854 tornadoes (3.9% of the US), #8 by count and #7 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Mississippi since 1950

Mississippi has recorded **2,854 tornadoes since 1950**: 3.9% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#8 by count** and **#7 per person** (96.97 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Mississippi has recorded 2,854 tornadoes since 1950, 3.9% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #8 of 51 by count and #7 per person (96.97 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Mississippi’s busiest year was 2022, with 136 tornadoes; it averages 37.6 a year.
* 35 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#7

national rank (per capita)

2,854

tornadoes

96.97

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Mississippi: 2,854 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/mississippi.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Mississippi tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s135

1960s177

1970s296

1980s290

1990s298

2000s541

2010s601

2020s516

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 853   |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 1,285 |
| F2/EF2  | 507   |
| F3/EF3  | 160   |
| F4/EF4  | 31    |
| F5/EF5  | 4     |
| Unrated | 14    |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2022 (136).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Mississippi, newest first

2023-03-24 · EF42020-04-19 · EF42020-04-12 · EF42020-04-12 · EF42015-12-23 · EF42014-04-28 · EF42013-02-10 · EF42011-04-27 · EF52011-04-27 · EF52011-04-27 · EF42001-11-24 · F42001-11-24 · F41992-11-22 · F41992-11-21 · F41992-03-09 · F41988-01-19 · F41987-02-28 · F41986-03-12 · F41978-04-18 · F41978-04-17 · F41977-02-23 · F41976-03-29 · F41976-03-29 · F41976-03-26 · F41975-01-10 · F41971-02-21 · F41971-02-21 · F41970-04-19 · F41969-01-23 · F41967-12-02 · F41966-03-03 · F51963-04-29 · F41963-03-11 · F41953-12-05 · F51952-03-21 · F4

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