National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

2017 Mississippi Tornado Count

Official (Jan 1 to Dec 31), 2017

Number of Tornadoes

69

Tornadoes by EF Scale - Fatalities & Injuries

 EF0 

 EF1 

 EF2 

 EF3 

 EF4 

 EF5 

 Fatalities 

 Injuries 

21 38 9 1 0 0 5 59

Tornadoes by Month

 JAN 

 FEB 

 MAR 

 APR 

 MAY 

 JUN 

 JUL 

 AUG 

 SEP 

 OCT 

 NOV 

 DEC 

13* 2 3 34** 0 3 0 11*** 0 2 0 1

*This is the second highest January count since 1950. The highest January count was 30 in 1999.

**This is the second highest April count since 1950. The highest April count was 67 in 2011.

***This is the second highest August count since 1950, tied with 2005. The highest August count was 27 in 1992.