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De Soto County, Mississippi
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1961 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
29
Tornado reports
167
Hail reports
86
Floods since 1996
728
All events
10
Deaths
$72.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in De Soto County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 27 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Minimum wind chill of 5F reported.
Less than one inch of sleet and snow fell. A traffic accident involving a tour bus occurred on a slippery bridge resulting in two deaths.
Heavy rain caused a motorist's vehicle to hydroplane. The vehicle went off the road and flipped on Interstate 55 near the Desoto County Welcome Center, outside of Hernando. The driver was killed.
Several trees were knocked down. One tree fell on a car killing the driver.
One woman was killed when she tried to drive her car on a flooded road and slid into a ditch and drowned.Several roads were flooded.
The tornado began just southwest of Lewisburg in eastern De Soto county and moved northeast. Nineteen homes were destroyed and 119 homes were damaged. Numerous trees were also knocked down.
Six persons were injured when lightning struck a baseball dugout during a baseball tournament.
This tornado moved from Tunica County into DeSoto County. Near Cub Lake and Koko Reef Lake communities, there was widespread tree damage, where numerous homes were damaged or destroyed by falling trees. Tree damage in the area was extensive. Near West Oak Grove and Highway 301 So…
This tornado developed just south of Interstate 269 northeast of Hernando. The tornado initially damaged trees and signs as it crossed I-269. The tornado strengthened as it crossed Craft Road. The tornado heavily damaged a stable and a large metal storage building and then crosse…
Showers and thunderstorms trained over DeSoto County for several hours. Widespread 3-6 inches fell across the county with a small corridor, near Horn Lake and Olive Branch, that received as much as 8-10 inches of rain. Major flooding occurred near Hernando. Four homes near Cedarv…
Winds were estimated at 95 mph at the Olive Branch AWOS. Major damage occurred to airport hangars. Doors were blown out of two hangars while another one had the side panel blown out. One employee was injured when the wind slammed a hangar door into his hand. Two planes were overt…
A tornado touched down on Highway 305, four tenths of a mile south of College Road, southeast of Olive Branch. The tornado moved northeast on a non-continuous track. Several subdivisions had numerous trees and power lines knocked down. Some of which fell onto houses damaging them…
A tornado touched down at the truck weighing scales on Highway 78 about 1 mile southeast of Goodman Road in Olive Branch. The tornado had a non continuous track to the east-northeast for 2.9 miles and ended a few hundred yards east of Hacks Cross Road about one half mile south of…
A tornado touched down at Southaven High School and tracked northeast crossing into Shelby County, Tennessee, northeast of the intersection of Stateline Road and Airways Boulevard. Roughly 30 windows were blown out of the High School. The school also sustained minor roof damage. …
More than 200 homes were flooded in the Southaven area with water reaching up to 4 feet in some of the houses. Numerous roads were flooded and several people had to rescued from their cars.
Several homes,businesses and cars were destroyed in the Southaven area and numerous other homes and businesses were damaged across the county. Eleven of the schools in the county were damaged. Numerous trees, power poles and power lines were blown down across the county. More tha…
A 75 mph wind gust was reported along U.S. highway 51 near Horn Lake. The winds caused damage to several houses, apartments and buildings across the county. A radio tower was pulled from its concrete footing in Horn Lake. Twenty-one planes were damaged at the Olive Branch airport…
Heat Heat
The daytime hours maximum heat index was within the triple digits (103F) 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 within the triple digits combined with limited cooling at night with an overnight low in the mid to upper 70s.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Stateline Road was flooded west of I-55 in DeSoto County.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index estimated to be 105F.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were knocked down near Fog Road.
Lightning Lightning
A two-story home was struck by lightning, resulting in a small fire and minimal damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were knocked down on Star Landing and Goodman Roads in Walls.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were knocked down at the intersection of Nesbit Road and Horn Lake Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were knocked down at the intersection of Highway 305 and Vaiden Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were knocked down at the intersection of Slocum Boulevard and McCraken Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was knocked down on Greenbrook Parkway in Southaven.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Highway 51 was flooded and closed in Hernando.
Drought Drought
D1 conditions worsened to D2 and persisted for the rest of April.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
A tree was knocked down on a home near Eudora, MS.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was knocked down onto a house.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was knocked down on a fence on Laverne Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were knocked down on West Commerce Street and Elm Street.
A tree was knocked down on a home on Labauve Street.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was knocked down on Black Hawk Drive in the Love Community.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few fences were knocked down as well as a storage shed north of Lewisburg Schools, off of Craft Road.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 0 |
| 2025 | 54 | 1 |
| 2024 | 30 | 0 |
| 2023 | 46 | 2 |
| 2022 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 2 |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009 | 28 | 2 |
| 2008 | 55 | 2 |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 2 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 1 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 2 |
| 1993 | 6 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 3 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
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