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A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

20 Deadliest Tornadoes in Mississippi 1950-2019

Rank
Date
Time(CST)
Strength
Deaths
Injuries
Location (Counties)
1
2/21/1971
1600
F4
58
795
Issaquena-Grenada
2
3/3/1966
1830
F5
58
518
Hinds-Kemper
3
2/21/1971
1543
F4
46
496
Issaquena-Sunflower
4
12/5/1953
1745
F5
38
270
Warren
5
1/23/1969
0525
F4
32
241
Jefferson-Newton
6
4/27/2011
1442
F5
23
137
Monroe, Itawamba, Marion, AL
7
2/1/1955
1420
F4
20 141 Tunica, Desoto
8
3/21/1952
2200
F4
17
96
Marshall-Fayette, TN
9
4/21/1984
1600
F3
15
76
Leflore-Union
10
2/21/1971
1706
F4
13
182
Warren-Holmes
11
11/21/1992
2335
F4
12
122
Copiah-Choctaw
12
4/28/2014
1451
F4
10
84
Leake - Winston
12
4/24/2010
1009
F4
10
146
Madison LA - Oktibbeha MS
14
1/10/1975
0814
F4
9
210
Pike-Simpson
14
12/23/2015
1610
F4
9
36
Tate, Marshall, Benton, Tippah
16
2/26/1958
1730
F3
8
36
Copiah-Leake
17
4/27/2011
1642
F4
7
14 Smith-Perry AL
17
2/4/1971
1715
F2
7
0
Grenada
19
2/24/2001
2135
F3
6
73
Calhoun-Prentiss
19
2/28/1987
905
F4
6 350 Jones-Clarke