Delhi, LA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Delhi is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Delhi is much higher than Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #461
Delhi, LA | 0.01 |
Louisiana | 0.03 |
U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
Delhi, LA | 0.0000 |
Louisiana | 0.0000 |
U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #60
Delhi, LA | 313.45 |
Louisiana | 235.86 |
U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,040 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Delhi, LA were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 2 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 6 |
Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 230 | Hail: | 1,094 | Heat: | 2 | Heavy Snow: | 1 |
High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 1 | Ice Storm: | 7 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 1 |
Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,660 | Tropical Storm: | 1 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 2 |
Other: | 33 |
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Delhi, LA.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Delhi, LA.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Delhi, LA.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 117 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Delhi, LA.
Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
3.0 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°24'N / 91°35'W | 32°30'N / 91°30'W | 7.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
5.1 | 1983-11-19 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°31'W | 32°33'N / 91°30'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
5.3 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°26'N / 91°25'W | 32°29'N / 91°23'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
5.7 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°23'N / 91°28'W | 32°32'N / 91°19'W | 13.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 11 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
6.3 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°35'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Richland | |||
7.1 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°28'N / 91°39'W | 32°29'N / 91°34'W | 5.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
7.6 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°18'N / 91°30'W | 32°25'N / 91°21'W | 12.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
10.4 | 1953-05-17 | 3 | 32°28'N / 91°45'W | 32°36'N / 91°32'W | 15.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 17 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
11.0 | 1984-05-02 | 2 | 32°36'N / 91°29'W | 32°37'N / 91°25'W | 4.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
12.8 | 1975-01-09 | 2 | 32°27'N / 91°18'W | 32°32'N / 91°15'W | 6.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
13.2 | 1984-05-02 | 2 | 32°37'N / 91°25'W | 32°38'N / 91°22'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll |
14.1 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 32°09'N / 92°09'W | 32°27'N / 91°09'W | 61.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Caldwell |
14.2 | 1971-05-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°27'W | 1.00 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
14.3 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 32°29'N / 91°51'W | 32°35'N / 91°35'W | 17.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
14.4 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°13'N / 91°45'W | 32°24'N / 91°35'W | 14.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Franklin |
14.7 | 1974-06-07 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
14.8 | 2003-04-24 | 2 | 32°39'N / 91°33'W | 32°41'N / 91°24'W | 11.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 3 | 400K | 0 | West Carroll |
Brief Description: This tornado touch down in a field just to the W of Duckworth road. This tornado continued 11 miles to the NE and dissipated in Floyd. Along its path a mobile home was totally destroyed on Hunt road. On highway 17, a house was destroyed because several trees fell through the house. Two mobile homes had minor damage along highway 17. In Floyd, 2 homes had their roofs blown off. In addition to the structural damage, hundreds of trees were blown down or snapped. | |||||||||||
15.2 | 1973-12-03 | 2 | 32°29'N / 91°45'W | 32°37'N / 91°42'W | 9.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 23 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
15.5 | 1982-04-19 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°16'W | 32°28'N / 91°11'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
16.3 | 1975-05-06 | 2 | 32°40'N / 91°28'W | 32°42'N / 91°23'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | West Carroll |
16.4 | 2010-04-24 | 3 | 32°24'N / 91°18'W | 32°30'N / 91°07'W | 12.00 Miles | 1500 Yards | 0 | 16 | 35.0M | 1.0M | Madison |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The start of the long-track violent tornado began around 6 miles west of Tallulah, just to the south of I-20. This tornado did not waste any time becoming strong and quite wide as it downed a few high tension truss towers on the south end of I-20. As the tornado crossed the interstate, a tractor-trailer was flipped over and thrown opposite of the initial traveling direction. The driver of the truck was injured as this occurred. The tornado then traveled quickly northeast and crossed Highway 80 and Willow Bayou Road, just to the northwest of Tallulah. Here, several homes were heavily damaged along with several vehicles and tractors damaged. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Highway 65 and then tracked across the Mississippi River and into far northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. This tornado destroyed a chemical plant near Highway 65 and the Mississippi River levee, in the community of Omega. A few rail cars were rolled off the track at this location and a large crane was flipped over and destroyed. Several storage tanks were severely damaged as well at this location. The tornado produced mainly EF3 and EF2 damage across Madison Parish with maximum winds around 155 mph. Timber and power line damage along the path was substantial with dozens of power lines taken down along with thousands of trees snapped and uprooted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County and 1 in Holmes County. This long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities. | |||||||||||
17.1 | 1981-06-10 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°12'W | 0.10 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Madison | |
17.3 | 1953-05-17 | 3 | 32°35'N / 91°32'W | 32°45'N / 91°08'W | 25.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
17.3 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°36'N / 91°29'W | 32°44'N / 91°11'W | 19.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0K | 0 | West Carroll |
17.7 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°32'N / 91°13'W | 32°34'N / 91°12'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
19.0 | 1973-01-18 | 2 | 32°25'N / 91°10'W | 0.20 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
19.1 | 1983-05-18 | 3 | 32°20'N / 91°12'W | 32°25'N / 91°09'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
19.6 | 1975-01-09 | 2 | 32°32'N / 91°15'W | 32°41'N / 91°10'W | 11.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | East Carroll |
19.7 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°34'N / 91°12'W | 32°35'N / 91°10'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll |
20.2 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°32'N / 91°19'W | 32°44'N / 91°07'W | 18.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll |
20.3 | 1984-11-10 | 2 | 32°38'N / 91°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse | |
20.7 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 32°13'N / 91°14'W | 32°22'N / 91°09'W | 10.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
21.4 | 1995-03-07 | 2 | 32°10'N / 91°21'W | 1.00 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tensas | |
Brief Description: A tornado destroyed four houses and damaged seventeen others. Trees and power lines downed in several places. A women suffered a broken hip and arm. Also numerous trees and power lines were downed and schools were closed in Newellton for the day due to no electricity. Tornado path length and width estimated. | |||||||||||
22.2 | 1990-12-21 | 2 | 32°24'N / 91°10'W | 32°23'N / 91°04'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
23.1 | 1999-01-21 | 3 | 32°02'N / 91°30'W | 32°13'N / 91°20'W | 14.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Tensas |
Brief Description: A combined fifty house trailers and houses were completely destroyed by this tornado. Hundreds of trees were either downed or snapped off. A metal fishing boat was wrapped around a tree. Many cotton hoppers were flipped over several times. Vehicles were thrown 250 to 300 feet, one of which was left suspended in a tree. | |||||||||||
23.2 | 1975-03-23 | 2 | 32°41'N / 91°12'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |||
24.0 | 1996-04-22 | 2 | 32°15'N / 91°13'W | 32°22'N / 91°01'W | 15.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 0 | Madison |
Brief Description: This strong tornado moved across Madison Parish to the Mississippi River and continued into Warren county in Mississippi. Twenty to thirty structures were damaged or destroyed along the path of this tornado. The weaker structures such as barns and outhouses were destroyed and the houses had major damage. Numerous trees were blown down along the path. One injury occurred when a man was thrown out of his barn and landed in a field. | |||||||||||
24.2 | 1973-01-18 | 3 | 32°17'N / 92°02'W | 32°24'N / 91°44'W | 19.30 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
24.3 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°00'N / 91°54'W | 32°18'N / 91°30'W | 31.30 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
24.4 | 1968-11-27 | 3 | 32°45'N / 91°43'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse | |
25.3 | 1973-12-03 | 2 | 32°37'N / 91°45'W | 32°58'N / 91°34'W | 26.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Morehouse |
25.7 | 1984-05-07 | 3 | 32°44'N / 91°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |
26.4 | 1983-05-18 | 3 | 32°03'N / 91°16'W | 32°12'N / 91°15'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tensas |
26.9 | 1990-12-21 | 2 | 32°22'N / 91°04'W | 32°26'N / 91°00'W | 5.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
27.1 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°07'W | 32°33'N / 90°57'W | 10.00 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 2 | 920K | 500K | Warren |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado crossed the Mississippi River and entered northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. Roughly, thirty homes were damaged or destroyed in this area along with 13 mobile homes. In addition to the damaged structures, hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along with many power lines taken down. The damage across this part of Warren County was in the EF2 range with maximum winds around 130 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
27.4 | 1995-03-07 | 2 | 32°04'N / 91°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tensas | |
Brief Description: A tornado destroyed a grocery store along Louisiana Highway 4 and damaged a house roof directly across the highway from the store. Path length and width estimated. | |||||||||||
27.6 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 32°21'N / 91°02'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
27.6 | 1987-02-28 | 2 | 32°51'N / 91°23'W | 32°51'N / 91°29'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
27.7 | 1982-12-27 | 2 | 32°04'N / 91°37'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin | |
29.0 | 1966-02-09 | 2 | 32°52'N / 91°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | West Carroll | |
29.1 | 1983-04-01 | 4 | 32°40'N / 91°57'W | 32°42'N / 91°52'W | 5.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 2 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Morehouse |
29.7 | 2000-11-08 | 2 | 31°57'N / 91°32'W | 32°06'N / 91°21'W | 16.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0 | Tensas |
Brief Description: This tornado moved out of extreme southeastern Franklin Parish into west central Tensas Parish. The tornado completely destroyed a mobile home. Four houses were heavily damaged, including a brick home. Several people in the brick home received minor injuries. Several deer camps were heavily damaged or destroyed. Several farm buildings sustained damage. Numerous trees were blown down along the path of the storm. This tornado, which had tracked a total of 25 miles across portions of Catahoula, Franklin, and Tensas Parishes, dissipated in Tensas Parish about five miles east of Newlight. | |||||||||||
29.9 | 1991-11-19 | 2 | 32°48'N / 91°11'W | 0.70 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | East Carroll | |
29.9 | 1958-04-24 | 2 | 32°46'N / 91°22'W | 32°53'N / 91°05'W | 18.30 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll |
30.0 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 31°51'N / 91°29'W | 32°13'N / 91°14'W | 26.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Tensas |
31.5 | 1990-12-21 | 2 | 32°13'N / 91°04'W | 32°15'N / 90°58'W | 5.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
31.7 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°50'N / 91°11'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Carroll | |
32.0 | 1983-04-01 | 4 | 32°39'N / 92°01'W | 32°40'N / 91°57'W | 4.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita |
32.1 | 1980-10-17 | 2 | 32°55'N / 91°27'W | 2.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Carroll | |
33.5 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°20'N / 90°56'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison | |
33.5 | 1983-05-19 | 2 | 31°59'N / 91°49'W | 32°03'N / 91°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
34.3 | 1983-05-19 | 3 | 32°11'N / 91°59'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Caldwell | |
34.5 | 2000-11-08 | 2 | 31°56'N / 91°36'W | 31°59'N / 91°32'W | 5.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5K | 0 | Franklin |
Brief Description: The tornado moved out of Catahoula Parish and blew down numerous trees in a rural area of extreme southeastern Franklin Parish. The tornado then moved into west central Tensas Parish. | |||||||||||
34.8 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°42'N / 91°01'W | 32°46'N / 90°58'W | 5.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Issaquena |
35.2 | 1972-11-13 | 2 | 31°57'N / 91°40'W | 31°58'N / 91°36'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
35.4 | 1953-12-03 | 3 | 32°44'N / 91°04'W | 32°48'N / 90°57'W | 8.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Issaquena |
35.4 | 1986-04-12 | 2 | 31°59'N / 91°44'W | 31°59'N / 91°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
35.7 | 1968-02-01 | 3 | 32°24'N / 92°06'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ouachita | |
36.1 | 1958-02-26 | 2 | 32°54'N / 91°12'W | 32°55'N / 91°10'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Carroll |
36.3 | 1995-04-20 | 2 | 32°51'N / 91°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 100K | 0 | Morehouse | |
Brief Description: Three houses were destroyed. Three people were taken to the hospital for superficial injuries. Several roads were closed due to downed trees and power lines. | |||||||||||
36.3 | 1966-06-16 | 2 | 32°26'N / 90°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Warren | |
36.6 | 1983-12-02 | 2 | 32°30'N / 92°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita | |
37.3 | 1996-04-22 | 2 | 32°22'N / 90°58'W | 32°33'N / 90°44'W | 21.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Warren |
Brief Description: This tornado moved out of Louisiana and continued through Warren county in Mississippi. The tornado moved through a very sparcely populated area. Two houses had the roofs blown off. Numerous trees were blown down. | |||||||||||
38.1 | 1958-02-26 | 2 | 32°55'N / 91°10'W | 32°56'N / 91°08'W | 2.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Issaquena |
38.2 | 1953-12-05 | 5 | 32°20'N / 90°54'W | 32°25'N / 90°47'W | 9.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 38 | 270 | 25.0M | 0 | Warren |
38.4 | 1971-02-21 | 5 | 32°44'N / 91°07'W | 32°56'N / 90°54'W | 18.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Issaquena |
38.6 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 32°59'N / 91°19'W | 33°00'N / 91°18'W | 2.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 32 | 2.5M | 0 | West Carroll |
38.7 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°07'N / 92°06'W | 32°10'N / 91°59'W | 6.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Caldwell |
38.8 | 1954-04-30 | 2 | 32°32'N / 92°09'W | 1.00 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Ouachita | |
38.8 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 31°50'N / 91°25'W | 31°59'N / 91°14'W | 16.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tensas |
39.1 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°33'N / 90°57'W | 32°39'N / 90°44'W | 15.00 Miles | 1100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 2.0M | Issaquena |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado moved into Issaquena County from Warren County and mainly tracked across forested portions of the county. The tornado did track across US Highway 61 just a couple miles south of Valley Park. Thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with one abandoned agricultural building destroyed. The tornado had EF2 intensity with 130 mph winds across Issaquena County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
39.3 | 1995-04-20 | 2 | 32°29'N / 90°49'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 20K | 0 | Warren | |
Brief Description: A tornado touched down near the intersection of Highways 61 and 3. Several trees and power lines were blown down. A few buildings were destroyed. | |||||||||||
39.4 | 1982-04-03 | 2 | 32°02'N / 91°02'W | 0 | 40 | 0K | 0 | Adams | |||
39.6 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 31°55'N / 91°15'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tensas | |
39.7 | 1990-12-21 | 3 | 31°48'N / 91°30'W | 31°59'N / 91°11'W | 18.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tensas |
39.9 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°48'N / 92°03'W | 33°00'N / 91°48'W | 20.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse |
40.0 | 1976-03-20 | 3 | 33°00'N / 91°18'W | 33°01'N / 91°17'W | 2.30 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chicot |
40.4 | 1978-04-17 | 3 | 31°57'N / 91°11'W | 32°04'N / 90°54'W | 18.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25.0M | 0 | Claiborne |
40.8 | 2000-11-08 | 2 | 31°51'N / 91°40'W | 31°54'N / 91°36'W | 4.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 15K | 0 | Catahoula |
Brief Description: The garage of a house was significantly damaged. A shed and a trampoline were blown off of the property. The tornado exited Catahoula Parish and went into Franklin Parish. | |||||||||||
41.5 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°45'N / 92°08'W | 32°48'N / 92°03'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 11 | 25K | 0 | Union |
42.1 | 2001-11-24 | 3 | 32°59'N / 91°39'W | 33°08'N / 91°31'W | 13.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 3 | 11 | 2.0M | 0 | Ashley |
Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that moved out of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana into Ashley County, Arkansas, 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. The tornado then moved to the south end of Lake Enterprise, just west of Wilmot. The tornado strengthened and widened as it approached the Wilmot area and was rated as an F3 with a maximum width of one half mile. The tornado destroyed 14 mobile homes and houses and caused extensive damage to five other homes in the vicinity of Wilmot. A church on the north side of Wilmot was completely destroyed. Additionally, a tractor shed housing farm equipment was destroyed, and the equipment inside was also destroyed. As the tornado tracked northeast toward Parkdale, it damaged or destroyed several cotton pickers, trailers, and tractors. The tornado lifted 2.5 miles east-northeast of Parkdale. The total estimated damage of the tornado was $2.0 million. The tornado caused the deaths of three people in the vicinity of Wilmot. Additionally, a total of eleven people sustained injuries. M74MH, F71MH, M89PH | |||||||||||
42.8 | 1983-04-01 | 2 | 31°47'N / 91°30'W | 31°53'N / 91°27'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Tensas |
42.8 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°04'N / 90°55'W | 0.10 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Claiborne | |
42.9 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 31°49'N / 91°36'W | 31°51'N / 91°29'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Catahoula |
42.9 | 1973-01-18 | 3 | 32°08'N / 92°18'W | 32°17'N / 92°02'W | 18.70 Miles | 73 Yards | 1 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Caldwell |
43.3 | 1990-12-30 | 2 | 33°01'N / 91°40'W | 33°08'N / 91°31'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
43.5 | 1976-02-17 | 2 | 33°02'N / 91°31'W | 33°08'N / 91°28'W | 7.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 3 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Ashley |
43.6 | 1988-11-26 | 2 | 32°27'N / 90°49'W | 32°30'N / 90°40'W | 9.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Warren |
43.8 | 1975-05-03 | 2 | 32°21'N / 90°47'W | 32°26'N / 90°42'W | 7.40 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Warren |
44.4 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 32°03'N / 92°05'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Caldwell | |
44.6 | 1953-12-03 | 3 | 32°48'N / 90°57'W | 32°55'N / 90°50'W | 10.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sharkey |
45.0 | 1984-04-08 | 2 | 31°53'N / 91°08'W | 31°56'N / 91°00'W | 8.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Claiborne |
45.1 | 2009-04-09 | 2 | 33°00'N / 92°00'W | 33°02'N / 91°46'W | 14.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 600K | 50K | Ashley |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado tracked across rural southern Ashley County and snapped and uprooted hundreds of large hardwood and softwood trees. Forty two homes were damaged with approximately 15 homes that were heavily damaged or destroyed. The most intense damage was along Meridian Church Road in southwest Ashley County. Here, intense tree damage resulted in several cross roads being blocked by dozens of trees, and several mobile homes and houses were destroyed by the winds and fallen trees. This was the area rated EF2 with 130 mph winds. Over the last several miles of the track, the tornado was narrower and damage was primarily in the EF1 category. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the afternoon and evening of April 9th and overnight hours of the 10th, an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes occurred across the ArkLaMiss region and pushed east through northern Louisiana and into northern Mississippi. While the majority of the severe weather occurred out of the NWS Jackson, MS service area, several reports of large hail and wind damage were reported along with a few tornadoes. One of the strongest storms moved east across Ashley County Arkansas. This storm produced an EF2 tornado over the southwest and southern sections, and contained a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail which occurred across the entire length of the county. In looking at this event, which occurred over two days (April 9-10), in a regional view, this was likely the biggest severe weather and tornado outbreak during the spring of 2009. This event contained numerous strong tornadoes along with hundreds of large hail reports which stretched from the Southern Plains to several other southern States. | |||||||||||
45.7 | 2005-09-24 | 3 | 31°42'N / 91°31'W | 31°53'N / 91°24'W | 11.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 1.0M | 100K | Tensas |
Brief Description: This tornado first touched down in Clayton and tracked to the northeast for 14 miles to 6 miles north of Waterproof. The tornado was on the ground for 3 miles in Concordia parish before it moved into Tensas parish. The damage in Clayton and just to the northeast was confined to a few trees uprooted and snapped with one tree landing on a mobile home causing 1 injury. The tornado became more intense as it moved across southern Tensas parish. The tornado tracked nearly 6 miles across swamp land before it slammed into a small church on Highway 566. The church was totally destroyed as it was blown off its pillars and deposited in a tree and across the Highway. After traveling across more fields for 2 miles the tornado hit the "Thunderbird House". Here the tornado was at its peak intensity and caused the most significant damage. All the trees on the property were uprooted and mangled, a john boat was wrapped in a tree like tin foil and the large barn in the back yard was totally destroyed. The large house had its second story torn off and deposited 1/4 to 1/2 a mile down the path. This house was around 100 years old, between 5000-6000 sq ft and firmly built. The tornado picked the house up and moved it 4 feet and tore off 2 of the side walls. Additionally, both vehicles in the driveway were moved some 10-15 feet and heavily damaged by debris. The tornado continued to the northeast were it destroyed another home blowing off the roof and all the exterior walls. At this location, a car was picked up and flipped over onto a pile of downed trees. A house on the edge of the path had widows blown out and part of the roof blown off. This tornado had a total path length of 14 miles across Concordia and Tensas parishes. Overall the tornado was not very wide but it was very intense. Fortunately, the tornado moved across a sparsely populated and rural area keeping significant damage to a minimum. | |||||||||||
46.1 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 32°27'N / 91°09'W | 33°31'N / 90°52'W | 75.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Issaquena |
46.1 | 1983-11-20 | 2 | 32°53'N / 90°53'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sharkey | |
46.7 | 1972-04-15 | 2 | 32°42'N / 92°30'W | 32°56'N / 91°50'W | 41.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
47.2 | 1974-06-07 | 2 | 31°48'N / 91°50'W | 31°50'N / 91°44'W | 6.50 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Catahoula |
48.1 | 1961-11-15 | 2 | 32°20'N / 90°41'W | 32°21'N / 90°40'W | 1.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Hinds |
48.2 | 2004-11-23 | 2 | 31°56'N / 92°12'W | 32°02'N / 92°00'W | 12.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 800K | 0 | Caldwell |
Brief Description: THIS TORNADO EXITED LA SALLE PARISH AND ENTERED THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CALDWELL PARISH JUST SOUTHWEST OF SPAULDING. NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN OVER AND SNAPPED OFF AT THE PARISH LINE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN F1 AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST TO THE COMMUNITY OF SPAULDING WHERE A FEW HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. THREE MILES NORTHEAST OF SPAULDING...HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF IN A RAVINE. THE TORNADO TRACKED FOUR MILES ALONG ROUTE 849 TO PARISH ROAD 730 WHERE TWO MOBILE HOMES WERE BLOWN 125 TO 150 YARDS AND DEMOLISHED. IN THE TOWN OF HOLUM...SEVERAL HOMES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED WHERE THE ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE HOME. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN F2 AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST TO NEAR COPENHAGEN WHERE NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF AND SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN F1 AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND CROSS THE OUACHITA RIVER. ONE HOME SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE THERE. | |||||||||||
48.5 | 2010-04-24 | 2 | 32°39'N / 90°44'W | 32°42'N / 90°40'W | 4.00 Miles | 1100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 2.0M | Sharkey |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The path of the tornado clipped the far southeast corner of Sharkey County in the Delta National Forest. Considerable damage occurred to the timber along the path as it moved into western Yazoo County. The tornado reached EF2 intensity before moving into western Yazoo County with peak winds around 130 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. The tornado intensified quickly and became large as it tracked at a fast pace to the northeast. The tornado moved at roughly 55 mph and was on the ground for 149 miles. The actual time on the ground was 2 hours and 44 minutes. The tornado touched 9 counties/parishes along it's path with the most significant damage occurring in Madison Parish, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties. A great deal of the damage was in the EF2 and EF3 range with a couple locations of EF4 damage in Yazoo and Holmes Counties. Maximum winds peaked around 170 mph. Overall, 10 fatalities occurred along with 146 injuries. Five fatalities occurred in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County, and 1 in Holmes County. As we try and put this tornado into perspective for the state of Mississippi, this long track tornado ranks as the 4th longest in Mississippi history at 149 miles. It is the widest known tornado with a maximum width of 1.75 miles. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado with 10 fatalities, making it the most deadly since November 21st 1992. Lastly, this was the first violent tornado (F4 or greater) in the month of April since April 18th, 1978. | |||||||||||
48.6 | 1953-02-20 | 2 | 33°02'N / 91°01'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |
48.9 | 1961-11-15 | 2 | 32°21'N / 90°40'W | 32°22'N / 90°39'W | 1.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Warren |
49.4 | 1971-02-21 | 4 | 32°20'N / 90°44'W | 32°32'N / 90°33'W | 17.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 2 | 28 | 0K | 0 | Warren |
49.6 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°23'N / 92°21'W | 32°20'N / 92°19'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ouachita |
49.7 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 32°20'N / 90°39'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hinds | |
49.8 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 33°00'N / 90°57'W | 33°01'N / 90°56'W | 2.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Issaquena |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.