NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tutwiler, MS
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
13 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Tutwiler, Mississippi since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 89 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 89
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Tutwiler
None of the 13 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Tutwiler; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 66 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Tutwiler begins with an unnamed storm in 1860; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 43 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 3 systems. Of the 13 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site, 81% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Tutwiler. The strongest of the 89 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on November 24, 2001; its path came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 24, 2001, killed 3 people. Of the 89, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on April 5, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Tutwiler. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 33 times since 1972, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Tutwiler.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Tutwiler
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 2 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 7 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Tutwiler: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Tutwiler
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(2 EF3+)
- 1960s11
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2001 | F4 | 21 mi | 30.3 mi | 0 / 48 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F3 | 6 mi | 8.6 mi | 3 / 0 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF3 | 10 mi | 61.57 mi | 2 / 28 |
| Nov 19, 1988 | F3 | 7 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 24, 1976 | F3 | 22 mi | 24.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F2 | 10 mi | 43.5 mi | 3 / 33 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF2 | 18 mi | 10.07 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Dec 27, 1968 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | EF2 | 19 mi | 2.91 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF2 | 12 mi | 5.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF2 | 5 mi | 5.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF2 | 22 mi | 23.38 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 89, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tutwiler
The Storm Prediction Center has 33 hail reports within 10 miles of Tutwiler since 1972, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 19 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 24, 1992. The most recent report is from March 28, 2020. April has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tutwiler
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lambert 1W, MS, 14 miles northeast of Tutwiler at 155 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 32°F. April and December are the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 56.7 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 39% of the year's precipitation (22.3 of 56.7 inches); the other six months are wetter. Highs reach 90°F on about 86 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 59 nights a year. That 56.7 inches is more than at 15 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (17%). Parchman, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Cleveland 3 N, MS): 54.2 inches a year, 2.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 32 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Feb | 55 | 35 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Mar | 64 | 43 | 5.5 | 8 |
| Apr | 74 | 51 | 6.1 | 7 |
| May | 82 | 61 | 5.9 | 8 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Aug | 92 | 71 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Sep | 87 | 64 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 76 | 51 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Nov | 64 | 41 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 53 | 35 | 6.1 | 7 |
| Year | 73 | 52 | 56.7 | 75 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lambert 1W, MS (155 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Tutwiler
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 37 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Tutwiler: 32 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on October 17, 2012.
October 17, 2012: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Tutwiler — 1 injured, $150,000 damage.
March 10, 2016: flood 2 miles from the centre of Tutwiler — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Several rounds of heavy rain resulting in flooding across parts of Tallahatchie County. Forty-seven homes suffered minor damage and 43 roads were damaged.”
April 3, 2010: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Tutwiler — $200,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Tutwiler's ZIP code 38963 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $184,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 7% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 133 Mississippi cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 15 have fewer than Tutwiler.
Tallahatchie County, which includes Tutwiler, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 4 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tallahatchie County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.9 million a year, the 58th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (28%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Tutwiler
- Parchman, MS11 mi
- Drew, MS13 mi
- Charleston, MS16 mi
- Clarksdale, MS17 mi
- Marks, MS18 mi
- Ruleville, MS21 mi
- Mound Bayou, MS22 mi
- Cleveland, MS26 mi
- Oakland, MS29 mi
- Pope, MS30 mi
- Courtland, MS31 mi
- Batesville, MS32 mi
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