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Rankin County, Mississippi
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
113
Tornado reports
322
Hail reports
242
Floods since 1996
1,434
All events
17
Deaths
$696.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Rankin County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 112 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.
This tornado initially developed just inside Hinds County along I-55 north of the Elton Road exit, where it caused some damage to a business and some trees. The tornado became intense just after crossing the Pearl River and moving into Rankin County, where it caused heavy damage …
This tornado developed just SE of Florence between US Highway 49 and State Highway 469. For the first 3 miles, the tornado steadily gained strength and downed many trees and power lines. At this time the intensity was F1 and F2. As the tornado approached the community of Monterey…
This strong tornado moved directly through downtown Brandon damaging or destroying several businesses, one school and dozens of homes. In addition to structural damage, hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado move to the NE.
A man was struck and killed by lightning while fishing on the Ross Barnett Reservoir.
A swath of scattered wind damage began as a line of severe thunderstorms pushed southeast into Rankin County with a few downed trees and power lines. The corridor of more continuous and significant damage began near the west side of Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport and spread s…
A continuous period of below-freezing temperatures in the area began on the evening of January 14th and did not end until the afternoon of January 17th, and temperatures fell below freezing again the night of January 17th. Wind chills as low as 9 degrees were measured by the ASOS…
Flooding occurred along Williams Road. In addition, a car skidded off the road into a rain-swollen creek during the early morning hours and the female driver was killed. This occurred near MS 469 and Briarhill Road.
A few fences were blown down and minor shingle damage to a few homes. One vehicle had all the windows blown out. The three people inside suffered minor injuries from the flying broken glass. Along Fannin Landing Circle several more trees and large limbs were also blown down. Othe…
Light accumulations of freezing rain and sleet caused slick road conditions across the county, and a twelve vehicle accident involving an overturned 18-wheeler truck occurred on Interstate 20 near Exit 56 due to an icy road. 17 injuries were reported due to accidents on slick roa…
This EF-1 tornado developed just east of Mangum Dr around River Pines Dr and moved northeast across the Refuge where scattered small tree and large limb damage began to consolidate into a more narrow path. The path continued northeastward across Medical Pkwy and Airport Rd where …
A merger of two storms resulted in a hail swath extending int Rankin County from Hinds County just north of Lakeland Drive to near the intersection of S471. Hail as large as baseballs (2.75 inches) was observed within this swath.
Flooding occurred on several streets north of Brandon, including: Woodlands Drive, Avalon Way, Hugh Ward Boulevard, Pine Cone Cove, Glensview Drive, West Pinebrook Drive, Bradford Drive, Bellegrove Circle, and Castlewoods Boulevard near Lakeland Drive. Both Castlewoods and Mill C…
Golf ball to baseball size hail fell north of I-20 as a severe storm moved east before another stronger storm impacted areas further south and southwest a few minutes later.
A large storm producing extremely large hail continued moving across the Jackson metro area and then across the rest of Rankin County. Hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter fell as this storm moved east causing substantial damage to vehicles and buildings. Baseball size hail fell at …
Over 6 inches of snow fell across portions of Rankin County, with 6.5 inches reported just north of Brandon.
The damage started with snapped trees, power lines and power poles across Livingston and County Line Roads and Watkins Drive. The tornado moved east-southeast, crossing Interstate 220 and downing numerous large trees, some on homes, as it moved through residential areas off Hangi…
Significant and extensive straight line wind damage occurred across portions of west central and central Rankin County as a line of intense storms move through the Metro area. An extensive swath of wind damage occurred on the southern side of the Metro tornado. Wind gusts ranged …
A very intense downburst occurred across a good portion of central Rankin County, generally covering areas from the east side of Pearl through the south side of Brandon to areas just southeast of Brandon. This downburst occurred just after the EF1 tornado moved through the heart …
Lightning struck a mansion in the Florence area and caused significant damage due to the large fire. A large portion of the home was gutted.
An intense and long duration downburst event occurred across a large part of Rankin county during the evening of May 20th. Damage began north of Brandon, near the Langford Community, and continued south-southwest along a path through Flowood, Pearl, Richland, Whitfield, Florence,…
Five to seven inches of rain fell across the SE half of Rankin county on February 5th. This heavy rain flooded 22 homes, 32 businesses and numerous roads across the county.
Several rounds of thunderstorms dumped 7 to 12 inches of rain over the northern half of Rankin county. This rainfall flooded numerous homes, businesses and roads.
Significant flooding occurred from Richland to Florence as eight to ten inches of rain fell in three to four hours. In Richland, flood damage occurred to 95 houses, 35 trailers, 26 businesses, and 12 apartment units. One bridge sustained damage. In Florence, a total of 45 homes a…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 67 mph wind gust measured with handheld anemometer at Highway 18 and Highway 80 near Gray Daniels Chevrolet dealership.
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A tree was blown down on a house of a 67 year old near Robinhood in Rankin MS trapping her inside of her room.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Water was over Thomasville Road and John Lewis Road.
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The left lane was underwater on Highway 481.
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One lane was underwater near a gas station on Shell Oil Road.
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Water was flowing over Burnham Road and Gabe Holcomb Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down and blocked traffic on Star Road just north of Coke Road in Brandon.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down near the 180 block of Hayes Place.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed near the intersection of Mullican Road and Hickory Ridge Road.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter was observed.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was observed.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Rankin County decreased from D2 (Severe Drought) to D1 (Moderate Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions in Rankin County intensified from D2 (Severe Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado began near East Tucker Road and Quicks Cove in the Clear Branch community and tracked southeast across Clear Branch Road. It ended near the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and Cousins Drive. Along the path, several trees were uprooted and several large tree li…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several sections of fencing were blown down in the Cornerstone Subdivision. A few trees were also down along with numerous large limbs broken out of trees with limb debris scattered all around. A trampoline was thrown into a home damaging the roof and garage door.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down at Blue Bird Lane and Grants Ferry Road. Other locations along Grants Ferry had trees damaged as well.
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Trees were blown down at Glenview and Castlewoods Roads.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down across Spillway Road.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 3 |
| 2024 | 43 | 1 |
| 2023 | 37 | 6 |
| 2022 | 97 | 8 |
| 2021 | 35 | 3 |
| 2020 | 47 | 1 |
| 2019 | 49 | 12 |
| 2018 | 50 | 5 |
| 2017 | 50 | 0 |
| 2016 | 63 | 1 |
| 2015 | 31 | 1 |
| 2014 | 33 | 2 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 |
| 2012 | 30 | 2 |
| 2011 | 55 | 4 |
| 2010 | 48 | 2 |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 |
| 2008 | 58 | 9 |
| 2007 | 28 | 1 |
| 2006 | 25 | 0 |
| 2005 | 42 | 4 |
| 2004 | 29 | 3 |
| 2003 | 62 | 4 |
| 2002 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 3 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 1 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 1 |
| 1989 | 12 | 2 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 6 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1976 | 9 | 1 |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 6 | 1 |
| 1973 | 7 | 1 |
| 1972 | 6 | 0 |
| 1971 | 7 | 3 |
| 1970 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | 4 | 2 |
| 1968 | 5 | 0 |
| 1967 | 6 | 1 |
| 1966 | 4 | 2 |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 4 | 3 |
| 1958 | 5 | 2 |
| 1950 | 2 | 2 |
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