Tallahatchie County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Tallahatchie County: 6.
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.

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.

Claims by ZIP code

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

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 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. Jun 10, 2021Flash Flood$1.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Over 15 inches of rain resulted in widespread flash flooding across Tallahatchie County. Numerous roads were flooded and washed out. Several water rescues occurred across the county, especially in Tutwiler. Power outages occurred in Charleston. Some homes were flooded near the confluence of Tillatoba Creek and North Tillatoba Creek. In total, 50 homes were impacted by flooding.

2. Mar 10, 2016Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several rounds of heavy rain resulting in flooding across parts of Tallahatchie County. Forty-seven homes suffered minor damage and 43 roads were damaged.

3. Jun 19, 2007Flash Flood$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms produced up to 11.3 inches of rain in Charleston. The heavy rain caused some major flooding. Fifty-four homes sustained some flood damage, 41 of which were classified as minor and 13 as major. The homes were located on Honeysuckle Drive, Tatum Pond Road and in the Depot and Adams Subdivisions. Numerous roads were also flooded or washed out.

4. Jan 23, 2026Ice Storm, Tallahatchie$570,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Sleet and snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches, followed by 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice.

5. Feb 24, 2001Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Forty mobile homes and nineteen houses were damaged or destroyed. A fire station had a severely damaged wall. Some chain link fencing was blown over.

6. May 10, 2008Tornado$175,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down in Northeast Tallahatchie County and then tracked east southeast through the town of Enid. The tornado then crossed into Northwest Yalobusha County. Most of the damage occurred in Tallahatchie County from 4 miles west northwest of Enid into the town of Enid. In total 28 homes were damaged or destroyed. Three mobile homes were destroyed while 10 homes suffered major damage and 15 suffered had minor damage. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted and power poles were knocked down. There were two minor injuries.

7. May 30, 2004Thunderstorm Wind$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Sixty homes, six businesses and ten cars were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.

8. Jan 31, 2026Cold/Wind Chill, Tallahatchie$125,000
   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.

9. Jun 1, 2018Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A large tree fell on a house. The electric meter was pulled off the house causing the house to catch fire and burn down.

10. Apr 5, 2025Tornado$75,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    The tornado entered southern Tallahatchie County where it destroyed a mobile home along Forty Mile Bend Rd and snapped and uprooted several trees. The tornado then crossed the Tallahatchie River into Leflore County. Estimated peak wind gusts were 110 mph.

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

106°F2 times, most recently Aug 15, 2007

All-time low

−4°FFeb 3, 1951

Warmest night

81°F3 times, most recently Jul 8, 2024

Coldest day

12°FJan 10, 1962

Wettest day

8.07 inSep 20, 1958

Snowiest day

6.0 inMar 22, 1968

Hottest year

2023mean 67.8°F

Coldest year

1976mean 60.0°F

Wettest year

198979.97 in

Driest year

196532.31 in

Snowiest season

8.7 in1950-51

Station Greenwood Leflore Airport (USW00013978), 140 ft elevation, 34.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 25, 2026; 98.7% 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.

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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 USW00013978.
• 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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