The tornado outbreak of March 22, 2022

41 tornadoesMississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas

41 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 5:35 AM and 11:07 PM CDT, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · March 22, 2022

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 41 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; EF3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for EF3 or stronger

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (touchdown times, ratings, start and end points) and Storm Events Database (segment paths and times for the notable tornadoes that have record pages). SPC logs the touchdown time only; other paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 41; on Tuesday, March 22, 2022
EF3 or stronger: 2; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 6; Along all the paths
Path miles: 211; All the paths end to end
First and last: 5:35 AM to 11:07 PM; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of March 22, 2022

5:35 AM	EF0	Fort Bend County TX	0.8	30	0	4
7:21 AM	EF0	Brazoria County TX	0.1	30	0	0
11:23 AM	EF1	Madison Parish, Warren County LA, MS	6.6	100	0	0
11:29 AM	EF0	Warren County MS	0.6	50	0	0
11:43 AM	EF0	Warren County MS	1.1	50	0	0
11:58 AM	EF1	Warren County, Hinds County MS	14.8	350	0	0
12:04 PM	EFU	Yazoo County MS	0.7	50	0	0
12:11 PM	EF2	Hinds County MS	7.8	500	0	0
12:13 PM	EF2	Hinds County, Madison County MS	8.6	880	0	0
12:20 PM	EF1	Hinds County, Madison County MS	9.1	800	0	0
12:24 PM	EF1	Hinds County MS	3.3	300	0	0
12:29 PM	EF1	Madison County MS	2.6	350	0	0
12:30 PM	EF1	Yazoo County, Madison County MS	5.5	600	0	0
12:35 PM	EF1	Yazoo County MS	1.4	550	0	0
12:42 PM	EF1	Madison County MS	5.0	250	0	0
12:44 PM	EF1	Yazoo County MS	6.5	200	0	0
12:49 PM	EF1	Holmes County MS	7.4	700	0	0
12:49 PM	EF0	Copiah County MS	4.9	100	0	0
12:52 PM	EF1	Holmes County, Attala County MS	14.2	700	0	0
12:59 PM	EF1	Madison County MS	6.4	200	0	0
1:09 PM	EF1	Attala County MS	1.5	100	0	0
1:14 PM	EF1	Attala County MS	3.4	200	0	0
1:16 PM	EF0	Carroll County MS	6.3	400	0	0
1:45 PM	EF0	Scott County MS	1.6	100	0	0
2:34 PM	EF0	Smith County MS	1.5	100	0	0
2:35 PM	EF3	Kemper County MS	9.2	800	0	0
3:04 PM	EF1	Clay County, Monroe County MS	15.5	650	0	0
3:17 PM	EF1	Noxubee County MS	11.6	450	0	0
4:04 PM	EF0	Lauderdale County MS	1.5	25	0	0
4:58 PM	EF2	Choctaw County AL	2.5	300	0	0
5:29 PM	EF0	Lauderdale County AL	1.9	140	0	0
5:34 PM	EF1	Clarke County MS	3.7	100	0	0
6:00 PM	EF0	Greene County AL	0.9	150	0	0
6:04 PM	EF0	Greene County AL	3.3	250	0	0
6:21 PM	EF0	Tuscaloosa County AL	1.0	175	0	0
6:33 PM	EF1	Choctaw County AL	0.2	130	0	0
6:38 PM	EF0	Hale County, Tuscaloosa County AL	3.1	430	0	0
7:21 PM	EF3	Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish and 1 more LA	11.5	320	1	2
7:25 PM	EF1	St. Tammany Parish LA	15.0	100	0	0
9:08 PM	EF0	Bibb County, Shelby County AL	2.8	100	0	0
11:07 PM	EF1	Baldwin County AL	5.7	30	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, March 22, 2022

Mississippi	27	1	0
Alabama	9	0	0
Louisiana	3	1	1
Texas	2	0	0

Tornadoes in 2022 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.