Tippah County

Every recorded tornado

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

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, 2026Ice Storm, Tippah$5.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Sleet and snow accumulation up to 1 inch, followed by 1/2 to 3/4 inch of ice.

2. Dec 23, 2015Tornado$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado crossed from Benton County Mississippi into Tippah County. The tornado moved across far northwestern Tippah County damaging several homes in the Three Forks Community. One fatality occurred in Tippah County. Over 100 houses were affected and about 45 homes were destroyed. The tornado then crossed the Tennessee state line into Hardeman County.

3. May 2, 2010Flash Flood$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Tippah County. Numerous roads were flooded as a result. In total, nine roads and two bridges were destroyed with eight roads receiving major damage. Two roads sustained minor damage. Six homes were flooded sustaining major damage with 68 homes receiving minor damage.

4. May 1, 2010Flash Flood$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Ripley and Falkner. Numerous roads were flooded as a result. In total, nine roads and two bridges were destroyed with eight roads receiving major damage. Two roads sustained minor damage. Numerous homes were flooded sustaining major and minor damage. One building and one utility company received major damage as well from the flooding.

5. Jan 31, 2026Cold/Wind Chill, Tippah$700,000
   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.

6. Feb 16, 2023Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The first damage was observed to an area of trees east of Gravestown and just south of Highway 4 West. The tornado quickly intensified and increased in size as it moved east-northeast, approaching the highway. Two high-tension electrical transmission|towers were buckled by the tornado with a third suffering lesser damage. At least 6 wood utility poles were downed along Highway 4 West with significant damage occurring to a grove of hardwood trees. The tornado caused damage to several homes in the Stubbs Hill area west of Ripley. Numerous trees were damaged and roof damage was observed to most of these homes. One home did suffer more significant structural damage when the garage…

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

   A tornado tracked northeast into Tippah County from Benton County. The tornado continued northeast crossing into Hardeman County, Tennessee. Numerous homes were damaged along County Road 301 near the intersection of County Road 303, along Highway 72 east of Walnut and near Brownfield. In total 5 homes were destroyed. Trees and power lines were knocked down in the area as well.

8. Apr 2, 2025Tornado$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   As the tornado crossed into Tippah County, more trees were uprooted and trunks were snapped along County Road 104, 105, and 107. A home was shifted off its foundation along County Road 101, along with additional tree damage. The tornado continued along County Road 122, snapping tree trunks and destroying a manufactured home. Tree damage continued along County Road 113 before the tornado crossed into southeast Hardeman County in Tennessee. Estimated peak winds were around 125 mph.

9. Mar 9, 2019Tornado$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Minor damage to buildings, storage sheds and trees occurred in Walnut. East of town the tornado damaged several wooden power poles. Peak winds estimated at 65 to 70 mph.

10. May 1, 2010Tornado$125,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A tornado moved northeast into Tippah County from Union County. The tornado remained on the ground for roughly 8 miles in Tippah County lifting near County Road 602 northeast of Dumas. Six homes sustained minor to moderate damage. The hardest hit area was located on County Road 701. In addition, a roof was peeled off of a mobile home. A barn was also damaged. A few vehicles were damaged as well. Many trees were knocked down along the path. A church suffered minor damage just before the tornado lifted.

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

107°FAug 15, 2007

All-time low

−12°FJan 30, 1966

Warmest night

80°F3 times, most recently Jul 3, 2024

Coldest day

10°FDec 22, 1989

Wettest day

7.89 inMay 26, 1991

Snowiest day

8.0 inMar 22, 1968

Hottest year

2023mean 65.9°F

Coldest year

1976mean 59.2°F

Wettest year

199181.05 in

Driest year

198130.98 in

Snowiest season

11.0 in1967-68

Station Tupelo Regional Airport (USW00093862), 340 ft elevation, 35.9 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1962 to October 26, 2026; 99.9% 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 USW00093862.
• 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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