Tornado History

Benton Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Benton, Mississippi as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 5 matching records from 1998 through 2021. The strongest matching rating is EF1 (Moderate damage), the latest matching tornado is May 2, 2021, and minimum reported property damage totals $616K.

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5recorded tornadoes

EF1 (Moderate damage)highest rating

$616Kminimum property damage

May 2, 2021latest tornado

28.91 milongest listed path

300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)2
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

19981
20011
20071
20161
20211

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
May 2, 2021	EF1	Yazoo, Mississippi	28.91 mi	300 yd	$500K
March 1, 2007	EF1	Yazoo, Mississippi	6.47 mi	100 yd	$90K
February 23, 2016	EF0	Yazoo, Mississippi	1.15 mi	100 yd	$25K
October 11, 2001	F0	Yazoo, Mississippi	0.5 mi	30 yd	$1K
June 15, 1998	F0	Yazoo, Mississippi	1 mi	40 yd	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.