Tornado History

Benton Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Benton, Mississippi. The records below identify 11 tornadoes from 1971 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.0M, with 8 deaths and 8 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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11recorded tornadoes
EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$4.0Mminimum property damage
April 3, 2025latest tornado
18.32 milongest listed path
1300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 December 23, 20152015EF3 May 2, 20102010F3 March 22, 19911991EF2 April 2, 20252025EF2 April 3, 20252025F2 February 21, 19711971F1 March 18, 19861986F1 May 27, 19731973EF0 August 31, 20172017F0 September 13, 20012001F0 May 5, 20032003© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)2
  • EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

  • 20252
  • 19711
  • 19731
  • 19861
  • 19911
  • 20011
  • 20031
  • 20101

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
December 23, 2015EF4Benton, Mississippi18.32 mi1300 yd61$2.0M
May 2, 2010EF3Benton, Mississippi12.24 mi880 yd27$1.0M
March 22, 1991F3Benton, Mississippi10 mi500 yd00$250K
April 2, 2025EF2Benton, Mississippi2.41 mi450 yd00$300K
April 3, 2025EF2Benton, Mississippi3.33 mi1200 yd00$150K
February 21, 1971F2Benton, Mississippi0 mi33 yd00N/A
March 18, 1986F1Benton, Mississippi1.3 mi100 yd00$250K
May 27, 1973F1Benton, Mississippi5.4 mi100 yd00$25K
August 31, 2017EF0Benton, Mississippi0.27 mi30 yd00$25K
September 13, 2001F0Benton, Mississippi5 mi50 yd00$5K
May 5, 2003F0Benton, Mississippi0.5 mi50 yd00$1K

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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.