Lauderdale storm history
Storm events recorded in Lauderdale, Mississippi between 1950 and 2025.
958
Total events
67
Tornadoes
233
Hail
94
Floods
8
Deaths
$542.4M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Temperatures fell to around freezing. A man was found on his porch and hypothermia is believed to be the reason for his death.
An fatality occurred in the county do due hypothermia. A 68 year old male was found in an unheated house in the Zero community. An elderly woman was also a fatality that occurred in an unheated home in the county.
An F2 tornado caused major damage in the Marion and Dalewood Shore Lake communities, northeast of Meridian. Two houses and thirteen mobile homes were destroyed. Eleven houses and twelve mobile homes received major damage. Thirty-three houses and twenty-two mobile homes received m…
A line of severe thunderstorms with 60-80mph winds moved through Lauderdale County on the afternoon of May 4th. These winds resulted in a swath of extensive damage across the county with numerous trees and power lines downed. In addition, at least 50 homes received damage and the…
The tornado began southwest of Collinsville near Honeysuckle Drive. It caused damage to numerous homes in this subdivision, mainly to roofs. The tornado then tracked northeast through other subdivisions along Magnolia Road, again causing roof damage that ranged from minor shingle…
Several rounds of thunderstorms and continued heavy rain caused significant flooding in Meridian. Several roads were covered with one to two feet of water. Many creeks were well out of their banks with a few buildings having water in them. Several roads and bridges were damaged. …
Several rounds of thunderstorms dumped 5 to 10 inches of rain across most of Lauderdale county. Widespread street flooding occurred with numerous county roads flooded and even washed out.
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A few trees were blown down on Arundel Road.
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Measured 61 mph gust at KMEI Key Field.
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A few trees were blown down in the Bailey area.
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A few trees were blown down.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado touched down just north of Enterprise and tracked east-northeast through the Basic community and dissipated just east of Highway 45 in far southern Lauderdale County. Scattered trees were broken and uprooted along the path. Most of the tree damage was along county…
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Several trees were blown down on Point Wanita Lake Road.
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A tree was blown down onto Fisher Road.
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A tree was blown down across Causeyville Road near Buckatunna Creek.
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A tree was blown down across Country Club Drive near Ashland Avenue.
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A tree was blown down across 43rd Street.
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A tree was blown down along MS Highway 496 four miles east of MS Highway 19.
Hail Hail
Hail up to the size of golf balls fell near Causeyville.
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A tree was blown down onto a house.
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A tree was blown down on power lines along 36th Street near 8th Street.
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A tree was blown down onto MS Highway 496 near Russell Mount Gilead Road.
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A tree was blown down on Old Marion Road.
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A tree was blown down across Shiloh Vimville Road.
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A few trees were blown down in Meridian.
Hail Hail
Hail up to the size of nickels fell.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain produced flash flooding west of Meridian. Several roads were impassable due to high water, including the intersections of 65th Avenue and Old Eighth Street Road, Highway 19 North and College Drive, Fifth Street by Eddies Grocery, and 40th Avenue and 35th Street. These …
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Several power poles were broken.
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A tree was blown down across Hillview Drive.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This short lived EF-2 tornado began just south of Center Grove Road where it did minor tree damage, mostly large broken branches and uprooted softwood trees. It quickly intensified as it took a northerly turn, with the worst damage on Shannon Road. There, numerous trees were snap…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado touched down on MS Highway 514 where it uprooted softwood trees. Along its path, the tornado damaged the roofs of several homes as well as a light post and a shed. It continued towards County Road 350 where it rolled a mobile home onto its roof. The unit was heavi…
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A large tree was blown down in front of a house on Poplar Springs Drive between 23rd and 24th Street.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Utility lines were blow down near Dr. Brock Road and Valley Road.
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A tree was blown onto a power line, which started a grass fire along Hwy 45 near Marion.
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Strong winds blew down numerous trees and power lines across the county.
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Peak wind gust measured at KNMM.
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Part of the roof of a mobile home on Aycock road was peeled back.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This EF-1 tornado began northeast of the town of Decatur and did mainly tree damage. Pines had been uprooted and large branches had been broken. Tin was peeled off the roof of a barn as well. The tornado then produced more intense tree damage in a concentrated corridor and knocke…
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Measured at KMEI airport.
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Several trees and utility lines downed across the county. Some across roads and a few on homes.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Lizelia Road and Ponta Hills Road and uprooted or snapped trees as it moved north-northeast. As it approached the Meridian Naval Air Station, the tornado took a more northeastward movement and crossed the central portion of th…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado began near Fisher Rd near the Causeyville community and uprooted trees as it moved northeastward. It continued across Causeyville Rd, Vimville Causeyville Rd, Rob Sims Rd, and Russell Camp Rd before it crossed MS Highway 19 between the Vimville and Whynot communities…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding occurred across MS Highway 493 just north of Meridian City limits.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 4 |
| 2024 | 24 | 2 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 8 |
| 2021 | 20 | 2 |
| 2020 | 22 | 2 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 2 |
| 2017 | 39 | 2 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1 |
| 2015 | 16 | 3 |
| 2014 | 22 | 1 |
| 2013 | 18 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | 2 |
| 2011 | 52 | 1 |
| 2010 | 33 | 2 |
| 2009 | 18 | 2 |
| 2008 | 38 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | 3 |
| 2004 | 20 | 2 |
| 2003 | 40 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 |
| 2001 | 25 | 1 |
| 2000 | 16 | 1 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 1 |
| 1994 | 25 | 1 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 6 |
| 1991 | 19 | 2 |
| 1990 | 13 | 2 |
| 1989 | 20 | 1 |
| 1988 | 11 | 1 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 2 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |