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Wayne County, Mississippi
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
44
Tornado reports
60
Hail reports
31
Floods since 1996
295
All events
2
Deaths
$30.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Wayne County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 44 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.
A powerful EF3 tornado occurred across Wayne County on the evening of February 12th. The tornado first touched down west of Pine Lane Ranch Road as an EF0 doing minor tree and structural damage. The tornado continued northeast, gradually widening and intensifying to EF1 intensity…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A swath of straight-line winds was evident via high resolution Planet satellite imagery that occurred with a line of severe thunderstorms east of Pleasant Grove and north of Highway 84 near Van Hoover West Road. An approximately 670-yard-wide swath of tree damage was evident west…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
High resolution satellite imagery revealed an EF1 tornado began along Waynesboro Shubuta Road tracking east-southeast for roughly 2 miles. The tornado primarily damaged forest reaching a peak width of 200 yards just east of Waynesboro Shubuta Road. A couple older outbuildings app…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The first of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area began near or just before the Jones/Wayne County border along Cleve Blackledge Road producing minor tree damage. The tornado remained solely between Cleve Blackledge Road and Pleasant Grove Road. It reached its stron…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the second of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area, with the final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. This northernmost tornado began north of the Old Highway 84 Loop and west of Harry Pippen Drive where some trees we…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the third of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area, with these final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. This southernmost tornado began southwest of Old Highway 84 Loop causing minor sporadic tree damage. The tornado i…
Hail Hail
Public reports quarter sized hail near Buckatunna.
The tornado began in the forested area near Earl Pitts Rd before rapidly strengthening as it crossed highway 84. A single vehicle was rolled in a parking lot near highway 84 prior to the tornado destroying several newer chicken farm buildings. The tornado then continued north nor…
Tornado EF2 Tornado
The tornado began just west of Chicora River Road near the Chicora community and quickly moved across the K-M Nursery. Several greenhouses at the nursery were damaged with several trees uprooted or snapped all around the nursery, producing EF-1 damage. The tornado moved east-nort…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado began near the Jones/Wayne County line and moved to the northeast with sporadic tree damage along Strengthford Myrick Road and Maxcey Drive. The tornado began to intensify as it approached a farm on Sellers Cooley Drive. Several metal farm buildings were heavily damag…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
High winds downed several trees on Jim Brownlee Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
High winds downed trees on Old Hwy 84 loop.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
High winds downed a large tree on a house.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The 911 Call center received over 60 calls about numerous trees down across the Wayne County.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
High winds caused tree and fence damage.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Water over the roadway near Winchester Cross Road near Highway 45.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Water over the roadway on Bud Stevens Roads off Big Creek Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused water to cover several roads in southern Wayne County.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused flooding on several streets in Waynesboro.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
High winds downed multiple trees.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
High winds downed multiple trees from Fred West Road to Harold Graham Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
High winds downed trees on Frank Clarke Road.
High winds downed a tree through the roof of a mobile home on Lacey Road. One injury reported.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines down in the area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines down in the area.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
The tornado began in a heavily forested area west of Elbert Mozingo Road and quickly traveled east across Elbert Mozingo Road causing extensive tree damage to a large pine tree stand. Almost all of the trees were snapped near the base suggesting upper bound damage indicator. The …
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Tornado began west of Maynor Creek Road and south of Jim Pitts Road estimated by sentinel satellite imagery. Damage was then noted along Maynor Creek Road where several trees were uprooted and snapped. A swath of trees snapped along the path that may have been associated with a s…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief but strong EF1 tornado began in the forested area west of Duncan Hill Road. The tornado then quickly crossed Duncan Hill Road snapping and uprooting numerous softwood trees. Several trees fell on a home causing damage to the home. The tornado then continued into the woods…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The first of several tornadoes began 4 miles southwest of Woodwards at 8:43 PM CDT on March 30th, 2022. The tornado began off of Dubie Graham Drive where a house suffered moderate roof damage with shingles torn off and partial uplift of the roof deck. Several softwood trees were …
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A very brief EF1 tornado began shortly after the first to the northeast towards Mack Hayes Drive at 8:45 PM CDT March 30th, 2022. This tornado uprooted and snapped multiple softwood trees with one or two landing on an adjacent home. A mobile home sustained some damage to its roof…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A 100 mph EF1 tornado tracked through northwestern Waynesboro on March 30th, 2022 at 8:47 PM CDT. The tornado began on Pine Oak Land Road as an EF0 where it uprooted several softwood trees. The tornado continued northeast with a fairly discontinuous path until it reached Glitter …
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief EF1 tornado began at 8:55 PM CDT on March 30th, 2022 along County Lake Denham Road where it uprooted several softwood trees and resulted in minor roof damage to nearby homes. The tornado crossed Denham Community Road where it briefly intensified to remove half the roofing…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts of 60 mph downed multiple trees in and around Clara.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong winds caused snapped trees.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
High winds downed multiple trees in Buckatunna.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
The tornado first touched down just west of Pleasant Grove Strengthford Road. The tornado continued northeast and quickly strengthened as it moved across Overstreet and Braze Overstreet Drive. At Braze Overstreet Drive, the tornado is estimated to have reached EF-2 intensity base…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado started on Sunlight Church Road in Wayne County, MS just west of the Choctaw County line. The tornado moved into extreme southwest Choctaw County and produced high end EF-1 intensity damage on CR 2 where several chicken houses were heavily damaged and numerous softwoo…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado formed near Eucutta Road and traveled northeast, lifting just east of Sugar Hill Road. The damage was confined to softwood and hardwood trees, some of which were uprooted and some that were snapped. Thanks to NWS Jackson for their assistance with this survey.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A bow echo produced winds of 70 to 80 mph which snapped several trees along Chapparal-Hiwannee Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Damage to the roof of a residence.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016 | 23 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 |
| 2013 | 16 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 4 |
| 1995 | 10 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
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