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Tornado history in Mississippi

Mississippi has 82 county-level tornado declarations across 55 counties. Lauderdale County leads with 4 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for tornado events in this state: $15.3M.

This page shows every Mississippi county in Mississippi that has at least one FEMA tornado declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to tornado events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of tornado declarations across all states, see the tornado disaster type page. For all hazard types in Mississippi, see the Mississippi state page.

Tornado in Mississippi

Counties ranked by tornado declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Lauderdale County4$110K
2Lincoln County3$0
3Perry County3$91K
4Washington County3$0
5Yalobusha County3$0
6Amite County2$0
7Copiah County2$0
8Grenada County2$0
9Hinds County2$0
10Jasper County2$0
11Kemper County2$0
12Lafayette County2$0
13Leake County2$0
14Leflore County2$0
15Marion County2$2.8M
16Neshoba County2$0
17Panola County2$0
18Pike County2$0
19Sharkey County2$0
20Smith County2$0
21Tallahatchie County2$0
22Attala County1$0
23Benton County1$0
24Bolivar County1$0
25Carroll County1$0
26Chickasaw County1$0
27Choctaw County1$0
28Claiborne County1$0
29Coahoma County1$0
30Covington County1$0
31Forrest County1$11.6M
32Holmes County1$0
33Humphreys County1$0
34Issaquena County1$0
35Jefferson Davis County1$0
36Jones County1$0
37Lamar County1$729K
38Lawrence County1$0
39Lowndes County1$0
40Marshall County1$0
41Newton County1$0
42Noxubee County1$0
43Pearl River County1$0
44Pontotoc County1$0
45Rankin County1$0
46Scott County1$0
47Simpson County1$0
48Stone County1$0
49Sunflower County1$0
50Tippah County1$0
51Union County1$0
52Warren County1$0
53Webster County1$0
54Wilkinson County1$0
55Yazoo County1$0