Alcorn storm history
Storm events recorded in Alcorn, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025.
444
Total events
24
Tornadoes
81
Hail
40
Floods
8
Deaths
$12.2M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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…
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.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado formed near the intersection of County Roads 409 and 408 and moved northeast. Sporadic uprooted trees were noted south of the Jobes community along County Roads 427 and 400 near Waukomis Lake. Minor tree damage was found farther northeast along County Road 301, with the…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A home suffered damage to their roof.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were uprooted.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A home lost some of its shingles.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree trunks were snapped.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A home suffered damage to its roof.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were snapped.
Hail Hail
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado touched down just NE of the Alcorn County Road Maintenance Facility on County Road 306. Here, the tornado snapped and uprooted several trees behind residences along the road. One home here did sustain moderate damage due to a tree falling on it, but this was the only …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A swath of wind damage to the west-northwest of Glens caused minor roof and tree damage along Hwy 72 E. Part of a farm outbuilding was strewn along CR 306.
Hail Hail
Ping pong ball sized hail, just north of Rienzi.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Three to five inches of snowfall observed across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed and partially uprooted off Salem Road and CR 400.
Heat Heat
Heat indices in between 105 and 109 degrees.
Heat Heat
Heat indices in between 105 and 109 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat indices in excess of 110 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat index values topped 110 degrees.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 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 |