Tornado History

Sunflower Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Sunflower, Mississippi. The records below identify 33 tornadoes from 1954 through 2020, including a highest listed rating of F5 (Incredible damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $8.3M, with 28 deaths and 350 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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33recorded tornadoes
F5 (Incredible damage)highest rating
$8.3Mminimum property damage
January 11, 2020latest tornado
15 milongest listed path
1700 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F5 February 21, 19711971F3 November 19, 19881988F3 February 21, 19711971F2 November 26, 19881988EF2 January 11, 20202020EF2 April 26, 20112011F2 January 21, 19991999EF2 January 11, 20202020F2 May 18, 19831983F2 November 19, 19641964F2 April 3, 19561956EF1 February 24, 20072007F1 September 24, 20052005EF1 September 25, 20112011EF1 October 22, 2007F1 November 24, 2001F1 March 26, 1976F1 April 19, 1991F1 September 24, 2005EF1 September 25, 2011F1 September 24, 2005F0 April 29, 2005F0 April 7, 2006EF0 September 20, 2013F0 May 5, 2003F0 September 24, 2005F0 April 19, 1991F0 January 21, 1999F0 September 24, 2005EF0 May 29, 2015Unknown July 24, 1954Unknown July 19, 1966Unknown April 13, 1967© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F5 (Incredible damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)5
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)4
  • F0 (Light damage)7
  • EF0 (Light damage)2
  • Unknown rating3

Most Active Years

  • 20056
  • 20113
  • 19712
  • 19882
  • 19912
  • 19992
  • 20072
  • 20202

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
February 21, 1971F5Sunflower, Mississippi5.7 mi33 yd25342$2.5M
November 19, 1988F3Sunflower, Mississippi4 mi100 yd03$250K
February 21, 1971F3Sunflower, Mississippi8.6 mi33 yd30N/A
November 26, 1988F2Sunflower, Mississippi2 mi40 yd00$2.5M
January 11, 2020EF2Sunflower, Mississippi5.54 mi1700 yd00$700K
April 26, 2011EF2Sunflower, Mississippi11.82 mi440 yd03$300K
January 21, 1999F2Sunflower, Mississippi15 mi100 yd00$100K
January 11, 2020EF2Sunflower, Mississippi5.43 mi850 yd00$80K
May 18, 1983F2Sunflower, Mississippi0.5 mi50 yd00$25K
November 19, 1964F2Sunflower, Mississippi11.9 mi33 yd00$2K
April 3, 1956F2Sunflower, Mississippi9.3 mi33 yd02N/A
February 24, 2007EF1Sunflower, Mississippi12 mi150 yd00$650K

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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.