Marshall County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Marshall County: 11.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Dec 23, 2015Tornado$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado tracked into Marshall County from Tate County. As it moved into Marshall County the tornado heavily damaged several homes along Highway 4. The tornado produced damage to a church and surrounding trees southwest of Holly Springs that approached EF-4. The tornado moved across the southeastern edge of Holly Springs causing EF-2 to EF-3 damage. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. About 200 homes were damaged in Marshall County. Two fatalities occurred in Marshall County along with at least 30 injuries. The tornado then tracked into Benton County.

2. Apr 3, 2025Tornado$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down near Highway 311, southwest of Slayden, uprooting trees and snapping trunks near Drew Road. As the tornado moved northeast, additional tree damage and some roof damage to a home occurred along Isom Chapel Road. The tornado began to intensify, causing all exterior walls of a home to collapse along Hurdle Club Road in addition to the continuation of uprooting trees. Uprooted trees and snapped tree trunks were widespread across Hogan Road before causing another home's exterior walls to collapse along South Slayden Road. The tornado continued northeast across Marshall County before crossing Highway 72 on the east side of Slayden. Near Kennedy Road, the metal…

3. Jan 23, 2026Ice Storm, Marshall$1.8 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Sleet and snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches, followed by 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice across the southern and eastern part of Marshall County.

4. Jul 16, 2019Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tornado developed southwest of Bennett Circle, crossed interstate 22 near Victoria, and dissipated near Rabbit Ridge Road and Red Banks Road. Tornado caused minor roof damage to several structures. Trees were uprooted, some of which fell on homes, and large limbs broken. Power lines were also down as well. Tornado rated an EF0 with 80-85 mph winds.

5. Apr 27, 2011Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain caused extensive flash flooding all across Marshall County. Numerous roads had culverts washed out. Several motorists had to be rescued after vehicles were driven into the flood waters. One motorist died after driving his vehicle into flood waters on Slayden Road where the road had been washed out.

6. Jan 31, 2026Cold/Wind Chill, Marshall$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A dry, mid-level shortwave aid in the push of another cold front in late January. Another arctic airmass residing behind this boundary resulting in another bitterly cold period. Cold temperatures combined with elevated northerly winds resulted in sub zero wind chill values across north Mississippi.

7. May 2, 2010Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain produced flash flooding across Marshall County. Ten roads sustained major damage. Seventeen roads received minor damage. Twenty-one homes and mobile homes sustained minor damage.

8. Jul 19, 2018Lightning$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A lightning strike caused a fire at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Building was a total loss.

9. Jun 25, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Trees were snapped and uprooted across northern Marshall County. Powerlines were down in Slayden near Highway 72.

10. Mar 31, 2023Tornado$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    NWS meteorologists determined an EF-1 tornado touched down in northern Marshall County on the evening of March 31st. The first evidence of tree damage occurred near Anderson Lane west of Highway 311. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Highway 311 where hardwood trees were snapped. Additional hardwood tree damage was noted on Hogan Road and South Slayden Road. The tornado crossed Highway 72 with hardwood trees snapped on both sides of the highway. A single-family residence on Kennedy Road sustained roof damage with hardwood trees uprooted on the property. The last evidence of damage was on Early Grove Road where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado dissipated in a…

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

108°FJul 13, 1980

All-time low

−13°FDec 24, 1963

Warmest night

84°F4 times, most recently Aug 3, 2010

Coldest day

6°FJan 10, 1962

Wettest day

5.88 inNov 28, 2001

Snowiest day

14.3 inDec 22, 1963

Hottest year

2012mean 65.9°F

Coldest year

1958mean 59.8°F

Wettest year

195776.85 in

Driest year

200734.81 in

Snowiest season

23.8 in1967-68

Station Memphis International Airport (USW00013893), 251 ft elevation, 30.0 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 26, 2026; 100.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00013893.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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