Tate County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Tate County: 0.
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.

Claims by ZIP code

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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. Jan 23, 2026Winter Storm, Tate$4.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Sleet and snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Less than 1/4 inch of ice accumulated over the southeast section of Tate County.

2. Apr 2, 2025Tornado$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down just west of Cypress Corner Road, uprooting several trees before continuing its northeast path towards Linwood. The tornado began to intensify along Brownsferry Road, snapping trunks of several trees. Further intensification continued where the worst of the damage occurred near Waverly Circle. One home had multiple walls collapsed, and another home had all of its walls collapsed onto the concrete slab. The One- or Two-Family Residence damage indicator indicated high-end EF3 damage consistent with wind speeds around 160 mph, given the materials used to fasten walls to the foundation. The tornado continued to track northeast and crossed Highway 4, west of…

3. Nov 24, 2001Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado moved into the southwest part of Tate county from Panola county and lifted up northeast of Strayhorn. Numerous buildings were damaged or destroyed.

4. Mar 10, 2016Flash Flood$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain result in flash flooding across Tate County. Highway 3 was closed just north of the intersection with Highway 4. Six homes were affected and eight people were displaced. Nineteen roads were closed and there was damage to the county courthouse and administration building.

5. Dec 21, 2013Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Straight line winds caused widespread damage across parts of Tate County especially Senatobia. Trees and power lines were knocked down in the city. Hundreds of homes had mainly shingle damage. Several mobile homes and businesses had major damage. A few agricultural buildings also had major damage. A car was blown off the roadway along Interstate 55 at Yellow Dog Road resulting in two injuries.

6. Mar 27, 2021Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado caused tree and roof damage. Three mobile homes were destroyed as well as outbuildings. Approximately seventeen structures were damaged. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph.

7. Jul 30, 2009Flash Flood$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Tate County. Fifteen homes were flooded as a result. Half of those homes were in the Golden Pond Subdivision, outside of Coldwater.

8. Dec 21, 2013Tornado$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado tracked northeast from Panola County and caused roof damage at four homes near Hammond Hill Road. A two story home received damage when a covered porch was lifted and deposited on to the roof of the garage. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph.

9. Jan 31, 2026Cold/Wind Chill, Tate$100,000
   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.

10. Jun 1, 2026Lightning$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A single-family home was struck by lightning, resulting in total loss of the structure.

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

112°F2 times, most recently Aug 14, 2007

All-time low

−12°FJan 12, 1918

Warmest night

86°FJul 1, 1960

Coldest day

8°FJan 11, 1962

Wettest day

8.20 inJan 20, 1935

Snowiest day

12.0 inMar 23, 1968

Hottest year

1921mean 64.9°F

Coldest year

2014mean 58.8°F

Wettest year

201976.53 in

Driest year

190127.21 in

Snowiest season

23.0 in1946-47

Station Hernando (USC00223975), 322 ft elevation, 11.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1893 to October 27, 2026; 91.4% 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 USC00223975.
• 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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