57
Recorded events
4
Direct deaths
26
Direct injuries
$29.9M
Property damage
Tornado in Clarke County, Mississippi: 57 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #279 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Clarke County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Clarke County is the 2020s, when 22 of the county's 57 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Clarke County archive, tornado makes up 10.2% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #279 for this hazard and #20 within Mississippi, putting it in the 90.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for tornado in Clarke County with 13 recorded events, while Jul is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-12 | EF4 | 67.4 mi | 3,960 yd | Crossed in |
| 2011-04-27 | EF4 | 122.0 mi | 1,050 yd | Crossed in |
| 1987-02-28 | EF4 | 35.0 mi | 1,230 yd | Crossed in |
| 2019-12-16 | EF3 | 61.2 mi | 350 yd | Crossed in |
| 1957-11-18 | EF3 | 9.0 mi | 77 yd | Touched down here |
| 2025-03-15 | EF2 | 13.0 mi | 300 yd | Crossed in |
| 2022-12-14 | EF2 | 19.5 mi | 1,000 yd | Touched down here |
| 2022-04-13 | EF2 | 43.1 mi | 1,800 yd | Crossed in |
| 2020-04-12 | EF2 | 14.3 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2020-02-05 | EF2 | 59.9 mi | 1,320 yd | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | WAUTUBBEE | EF4 | 4 | 14 | $900K |
| Apr 12, 2020 | PACHUTA | EF1 | 0 | 3 | $40K |
| Aug 30, 2012 | CREEK | EF1 | 0 | 3 | $100K |
| Apr 12, 2020 | BARNETT | EF2 | 0 | 2 | $250K |
| May 27, 1973 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K | |
| May 27, 1973 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K | |
| May 27, 1973 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K | |
| Jan 10, 1972 | F1 | 0 | 1 | $3K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | GOODWATER | EF1 | $175K |
| May 26, 2025 | ENTERPRISE | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | ENERGY | EF1 | $20K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | ENTERPRISE | EF1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | BEATRICE | EF0 | $0 |
| Feb 13, 2025 | DE SOTO | EF0 | $5K |
| Dec 29, 2024 | SYKES | EF1 | $45K |
| Dec 29, 2024 | SABLE | EF1 | $15K |
| Dec 29, 2024 | ORANGE | EF1 | $80K |
| Dec 10, 2023 | ENTERPRISE | EF0 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Clarke County
- Thunderstorm Wind 333
- Hail 117
- Flash Flood 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This tornado started in a rural area and downed trees and limbs along its path until causing its most intense damage at it crossed County Road 250. Here, it moved a large two story frame house several feet off its foundation, along with blowing out numerous windows and causing roof damage. Additionally, many dozens of large trees were snapped and uprooted in the vicinity. The tornado continued to move north northeast, causing extensive tree damage with hundreds of trees snapped or uprooted. Very near the end point, just east southeast of the DeSoto Community, roof damage occurred to two homes. Maximum wind speed was 115 mph.
This tornado started northeast of Shubuta where it snapped a few trees. The tornado continued northeast across County Road 694 where it strengthened to EF-2 strength and began to snap numerous softwood and hardwood trees. The tornado continued across CR 615 where it snapped power poles and numerous trees. As it crossed CR 631 it destroyed a small wood frame home and blew down numerous trees and power poles. As the tornado crossed CR 511, it snapped a few more power poles and numerous hardwood and softwood trees. Near CR 650 and CR 670 it partially lifted the roof off one home and also destroyed a manufactured home as it lifted it off its foundation. The tornado continued along CR 415 where it snapped numerous trees and then crossed MS Hwy 18. The tornado continued northeast and lifted after it crossed CR 421. The maximum estimated wind speed was 135 mph.
This tornado began along CR 286 south of Pachuta and tracked north northeastward across CR 289, CR 288, MS 18/512, CR 310, CR 3102, CR 130, and CR 320 snapping and uprooting several trees and causing minor damage to a few homes. The tornado then strengthened, with an increase in swaths of tree damage noted on satellite between Pachuta and Stonewall. The tornado reached EF2 strength on the west side of Stonewall along CR 320. In this area, a mobile home was destroyed, a wall of a church was collapsed, and several trees were snapped. The tornado continued north northeastward, heavily damaging the roof of a house as it crossed MS Highway 513. It snapped several trees as it crossed MS Highway 514 on the east side of Enterprise before lifting shortly thereafter. The maximum estimated wind speed was 130 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Clarke County, Mississippi?
57 tornado events are recorded in Clarke County between 1957 and 2026, causing 4 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Clarke County?
The strongest tornado on record in Clarke County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Clarke County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Clarke County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/clarke-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.