Tornado History Map

George County, Mississippi tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across George County from 1967 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in George County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched George County, Mississippi between 1967 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 27 March 1976. The most recent was on 4 March 2025.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 15injuries
  • 522per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in George County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0520%
F1 / EF11456%
F2 / EF2416%
F3 / EF328%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

George County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 2020s.1960s11970s61980s21990s22000s22020s12

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s6
1980s2
1990s2
2000s2
2020s12
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Jun.Jan4Feb3Mar4Apr4May2Jun5Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan4
Feb3
Mar4
Apr4
May2
Jun5
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for George County

  • Strongest: Mississippi tornado27 March 1976, F3, 13.9 miles long
  • Longest path: Mississippi tornado12 February 1971, F2, 2 injuries, 25.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Mississippi tornado4 March 2025, EF1, 0.9 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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