The tornado outbreak of December 28, 2024

77 tornadoesMississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas

77 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 8:22 AM and 11:59 PM CST, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed. The 18th-most tornadoes of any day since 1950.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · December 28, 2024

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 77 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 Standard Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 77; 18th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 3; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 21; Along all the paths
Path miles: 574; All the paths end to end
First and last: 8:22 AM to 11:59 PM; Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of December 28, 2024

8:22 AM	EF1	Beauregard Parish LA	1.5	100	0	0
10:35 AM	EF1	Waller County, Harris County TX	10.9	150	0	0
12:05 PM	EF3	Montgomery County TX	10.3	1,675	0	10
12:53 PM	EF2	Brazoria County TX	8.9	300	1	5
1:37 PM	EF1	Galveston County TX	7.4	850	0	0
2:26 PM	EF3	Chambers County, Jefferson County and 1 more TX, LA	67.9	880	0	2
2:55 PM	EF1	Amite County MS	3.1	50	0	0
3:13 PM	EF3	Franklin County, Lincoln County MS	26.0	1,500	0	4
3:20 PM	EF1	Vernon Parish LA	6.3	100	0	0
3:27 PM	EF0	Vernon Parish LA	3.3	50	0	0
3:49 PM	EF1	Vernon Parish LA	1.2	50	0	0
4:16 PM	EF1	Madison Parish, East Carroll Parish LA	16.2	280	0	0
4:19 PM	EF1	Richland Parish, West Carroll Parish LA	5.6	130	0	0
4:28 PM	EF1	Madison Parish LA	1.8	200	0	0
4:49 PM	EF1	East Carroll Parish, Issaquena County LA, MS	17.9	300	0	0
5:06 PM	EF1	Evangeline Parish, St. Landry Parish LA	15.4	200	0	0
5:12 PM	EF1	Concordia Parish LA	0.4	80	0	0
5:17 PM	EFU	Cameron Parish LA	4.3	1	0	0
5:34 PM	EF1	Lincoln County MS	9.9	400	0	0
5:37 PM	EF1	Jefferson County MS	9.3	750	0	0
5:40 PM	EF0	Pointe Coupee Parish LA	1.9	50	0	0
5:42 PM	EF1	Wilkinson County MS	11.4	50	0	0
5:46 PM	EF0	Wilkinson County MS	4.9	25	0	0
5:54 PM	EF1	Claiborne County MS	4.9	300	0	0
5:55 PM	EF1	Jefferson County, Claiborne County MS	11.1	400	0	0
5:58 PM	EF1	Warren County MS	4.5	500	0	0
6:00 PM	EF0	Wilkinson County MS	3.6	75	0	0
6:10 PM	EF0	Warren County, Hinds County MS	4.1	250	0	0
6:19 PM	EF1	Hinds County MS	9.4	350	0	0
6:24 PM	EF1	Simpson County MS	4.6	350	0	0
6:25 PM	EF0	Lincoln County MS	2.7	315	0	0
6:25 PM	EF1	Hinds County, Madison County MS	23.6	570	0	0
6:26 PM	EF1	Lincoln County MS	6.8	300	0	0
6:28 PM	EF1	Yazoo County MS	1.2	250	0	0
6:36 PM	EF1	Copiah County MS	13.0	1,500	0	0
6:38 PM	EF1	Copiah County MS	2.7	500	0	0
6:41 PM	EF1	Amite County MS	0.4	25	0	0
6:42 PM	EF1	Amite County, Pike County MS	8.6	100	0	0
6:48 PM	EF1	Amite County, Pike County MS	6.4	75	0	0
6:49 PM	EF1	Copiah County, Simpson County MS	11.9	1,200	0	0
6:51 PM	EF0	East Baton Rouge Parish LA	2.8	50	0	0
6:58 PM	EF1	Yazoo County MS	7.3	800	0	0
7:04 PM	EF1	Rankin County, Scott County and 1 more MS	37.5	880	0	0
7:15 PM	EF1	Jefferson Davis County MS	0.3	200	0	0
7:17 PM	EF1	Simpson County MS	10.5	800	0	0
7:39 PM	EF1	Smith County MS	3.4	200	0	0
7:42 PM	EF0	Smith County MS	0.6	75	0	0
7:46 PM	EF1	Smith County MS	13.0	700	0	0
8:09 PM	EF0	Jasper County MS	1.0	50	0	0
8:09 PM	EF0	Newton County MS	2.2	100	0	0
8:12 PM	EF2	Jasper County MS	9.1	900	0	0
8:18 PM	EF1	Newton County MS	4.5	700	0	0
8:28 PM	EF0	Newton County MS	0.5	165	0	0
8:34 PM	EF1	Newton County MS	2.6	650	0	0
8:36 PM	EF1	Jasper County, Clarke County MS	11.8	500	0	0
8:47 PM	EF1	St. Tammany Parish LA	1.2	50	0	0
8:49 PM	EF1	Oktibbeha County MS	2.1	300	0	0
8:56 PM	EF1	Clarke County MS	0.4	80	0	0
8:59 PM	EF0	Clay County MS	4.6	200	0	0
9:01 PM	EF1	Lauderdale County MS	9.0	630	0	0
9:01 PM	EF1	Lauderdale County MS	9.9	700	0	0
9:03 PM	EF1	Clarke County MS	8.7	450	0	0
9:27 PM	EF1	Lamar County AL	5.1	300	0	0
9:33 PM	EF2	Wayne County MS	6.5	550	0	0
9:40 PM	EF0	Lamar County AL	1.4	100	0	0
9:45 PM	EF0	Lamar County AL	1.6	150	0	0
10:05 PM	EF0	Marion County AL	2.1	150	0	0
10:13 PM	EF1	Escambia County AL	2.3	50	0	0
10:13 PM	EF1	Greene County, Hale County AL	14.8	1,760	0	0
10:22 PM	EF1	Conecuh County AL	1.4	120	0	0
10:30 PM	EF0	Conecuh County AL	5.2	30	0	0
10:55 PM	EF1	Monroe County, Conecuh County AL	2.8	150	0	0
11:04 PM	EF1	Conecuh County AL	7.1	700	0	0
11:15 PM	EF1	Limestone County AL	3.9	160	0	0
11:29 PM	EF1	Butler County AL	4.9	800	0	0
11:57 PM	EF0	Chilton County AL	6.0	150	0	0
11:59 PM	EF0	Mobile County AL	0.2	30	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, December 28, 2024

Mississippi	44	1	0
Alabama	14	0	0
Louisiana	14	0	0
Texas	5	2	1

Tornadoes in 2024 · 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.