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Alcorn County, Mississippi
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
85
Hail reports
40
Floods since 1996
464
All events
9
Deaths
$16.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Alcorn County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Sleet accumulation of 1/2 to 1 inch, followed by 1/2 to 1 inch of ice.
Around a tenth of an inch of ice fell with trace amounts of sleet and snow. Two deaths and one injury occurred from a car accident. Two vehicles collided with each other and slid into a nearby ditch. While passengers of the accident were getting out of their vehicles to access th…
Freezing rain produced minor accumulations on elevated surfaces and on bridges and overpasses. One fatality occurred as a result of a car accident. Fourteen injuries occurred from accidents in Alcorn County.
Heavy rain produced widespread flash flooding across Alcorn County. Numerous roads were flooded or washed out as a result. One fatality occurred when the vehicle lost control and went into a ditch off of Shiloh Road near Shiloh Ridge Golf Course. The vehicle became fully submerge…
Heat Heat
The daytime hours maximum heat index was within the triple digits (107F) combined with limited cooling at night with an overnight low in the mid to upper 70s.
Heat Heat
The daytime hours maximum heat index was 108F combined with limited cooling at night with an overnight low in the mid to upper 70s.
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across portions of the county but improved to D1 Moderate Drought by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
D0 rapidly deteriorated to D2 and persisted into early May.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of several large branches blown down, one damaging a car windshield across Rienzi, MS.
Hail Hail
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF1 tornado started just to the west of the intersection of County Road 636, causing minor roof damage to a home. The tornado continued east across County Road 602, County Road 616, County Road 627, and County Road 628, snapping and uprooting numerous trees, downing powerlines…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were uprooted on CR 561 in western Alcorn County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Straight-line winds ripped shingles off a house on CR 604.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Straight-line winds ripped shingles off a home near CR 502.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of 7F reported.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of -1F recorded.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of -2F recorded.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of -1F recorded.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum winds chill of 5F recorded.
Drought Drought
A small swath of Severe (D2) Drought conditions in northeast Alcorn improved by 2 classes by month's end.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 109 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 106 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 106 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 117 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 115 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 106 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 112 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 109 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 106 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
AWOS reported a maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reported tree blocking road at intersection of CR 100 and CR 157.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Underpass at Cass Street was flooded.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 39 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 18 | 1 |
| 2010 | 22 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 2 |
| 2007 | 18 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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