Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
Rolling Fork tornado, March 24, 2023 (EF4)
RatingEF4
Deaths17
Injuries165
Length59.23 mi
Width1,320 yd
What happened
The Rolling Fork and Silver City EF4 tornado struck during the evening of March 24, 2023, one of several tornadoes in Mississippi that night.
The National Weather Service says 17 lives were lost in the Rolling Fork tornado, making it the deadliest tornado to occur since the February 21, 1971 Mississippi Delta tornado outbreak.
Sources: NWS Jackson: Severe Weather Preparedness Week, tornado safety and history
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.84, -91.00) to the end point (33.26, -90.11), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 24, 2023, 6:57 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF4
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Humphreys County, Holmes County
- Towns struck
- Rolling Fork, Silver City (as named by the National Weather Service)
- Path
- 59.23 miles long, up to 1,320 yards wide
- Casualties
- 17 deaths, 165 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 24, 2023
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF3 | Mississippi | 29.43 mi | 1,550 yd | 3 | 5 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF3 | Mississippi | 36.56 mi | 1,600 yd | 2 | 55 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF2 | Alabama | 3.82 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF2 | Tennessee | 3.96 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF2 | Alabama | 13.53 mi | 175 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF2 | Alabama | 4.94 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Texas | 6.73 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Texas | 5.47 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Tennessee | 0.26 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Mississippi | 8.39 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Mississippi | 6.18 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Mississippi | 3.94 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Mississippi | 0.73 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Mississippi | 14.66 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Alabama | 4.07 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Alabama | 5.19 mi | 275 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Alabama | 2.76 mi | 130 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Tennessee | 15.26 mi | 240 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF1 | Alabama | 2.09 mi | 325 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.