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Leflore County, Mississippi
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
47
Tornado reports
116
Hail reports
39
Floods since 1996
493
All events
23
Deaths
$51.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Leflore County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 47 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.
Tornado F4 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Wind chills across the county fell as low as -10 degrees during the early morning of January 26th. A 71 year old female died and another individual was injured in a house fire following this cold weather event.
A car slid off a bridge on County Road 507 and into a tree due to light ice accumulation on the bridge. There was one fatality.
A 43-year old female died (indirect) after her car hydroplaned shortly before midnight and was submerged in a flooded ditch. The car was headed southbound on Highway 49 approximately one mile north of the Holmes County line.
Around one half inch of mainly sleet fell across the county, but light snow and freezing rain also fell. Area roads were covered by sleet. Two fatalities occurred on the morning of January 20th when a car slid off the road due to residual ice on the road from the winter storm.
Several trees were blown down around town. One large tree blew down onto a van at an intersection. The front of the van was crushed, and the driver was killed.
Numerous roads were flooded in and north of the Greenwood area, including portions of US Highway 82 and MS Highway 7. About 50 homes were flooded in Greenwood and around the surrounding area including several along MS Highway 7 and several in the Yalobusha mobile home park. About…
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Leflore County intensified from D2 (Severe Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Leflore County intensified from D2 (Severe Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A utility company in Leflore reported multiple powerlines down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A power pole was blown down.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Estimate of 0.5 inch of accumulated freezing rain in Greenwood with downed trees and powerlines with thick ice cover.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down across Leflore County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe storms produced damaging winds in a line from Greenwood to just south of Carrollton in Carroll County. Trees and power poles were snapped and broken. Two trees fell onto houses.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down north of Philipp.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado began near US 49E north of Schlater where several utility poles were damaged. It crossed the Tallahatchie River in the Sunnyside community into southern Tallahatchie County. There, it destroyed a mobile home along Forty Mile Bend Road. The tornado then crossed the Ta…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado began near US 49E north of Schlater where several utility poles were damaged. It crossed the Tallahatchie River in the Sunnyside community into southern Tallahatchie County. There, it destroyed a mobile home along Forty Mile Bend Road. The tornado then crossed the Ta…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Two trees were blown down across Money road.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail occurred along Whaley Rd near Money. Strong wind was also reported.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported near Greenwood.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported near Rising Sun and across the south side of Greenwood.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Three power poles were knocked down near Itta Bena.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
An EF-2 tornado began along US Highway 49 northwest of Belzoni where it snapped several power poles. It tracked northeast towards Jaketown and snapped softwood trees and damaged the roof of a home. It continued to snap trees as it crossed into Leflore County east of MS Highway 7.…
Tornado EF2 Tornado
An EF-2 tornado began along US Highway 49 northwest of Belzoni where it snapped several power poles. It tracked northeast towards Jaketown and snapped softwood trees and damaged the roof of a home. It continued to snap trees as it crossed into Leflore County east of MS Highway 7.…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station near Schlater measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree limb fell on mobile home and damaged a propane tank.
High Wind High Wind
After earlier storms and heavy rain, a wake low pressure system developed and caused high winds in Leflore County. A total of 10 to 15 trees were blown down in Greenwood. A peak wind gust was of 51 mph was measured by the nearby Greenwood-Leflore Airport ASOS site KGWO during thi…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a line of severe thunderstorms caused damage to several roofs and a shed north of Greenwood near MS Highway 7.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Leeflore County remained at D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Leflore County intensified from D1 (Moderate Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several power lines were blown down in Itta Bena.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down in Sidon.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down on Leflore County Road 269 near Swiftown.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down in the city of Greenwood.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several warehouses sustained roof damage as well as some trees were uprooted in the Sidon area. A nearby agriculture weather site to the northwest of Sidon recorded a 62 mph wind gust from the west-northwest.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple utility poles were snapped in Greenwood.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down in Morgan City.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several power poles were snapped along Highway 82 in Browning. In addition, two homes sustained damage from falling trees.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 0 |
| 2011 | 19 | 2 |
| 2010 | 13 | 1 |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 19 | 1 |
| 2007 | 15 | 1 |
| 2006 | 17 | 2 |
| 2005 | 25 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2000 | 11 | 1 |
| 1999 | 13 | 2 |
| 1998 | 12 | 2 |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 1 |
| 1990 | 8 | 1 |
| 1989 | 6 | 2 |
| 1988 | 10 | 1 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 1 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973 | 5 | 2 |
| 1972 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 5 | 3 |
| 1970 | 5 | 1 |
| 1969 | 5 | 0 |
| 1968 | 4 | 2 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 6 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 3 | 1 |
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