Ocean Springs, MS Tornado History — 153 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Ocean Springs, MS had?
Ocean Springs has had 153 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 6 strong to violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Ocean Springs?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Ocean Springs was an EF1 on October 26, 2025.
When is tornado season in Ocean Springs?
April is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Ocean Springs, with 25 on record. April through June account for 61 of the 153 tornadoes on record near Ocean Springs.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Ocean Springs
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 68 total, averaging 3.4 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Ocean Springs since December 29, 2025
This is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
A National Weather Service Damage Assessment Team has surveyed the storm damage near Gulfport. It has been determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornad (LIX)
Within 25 miles of Ocean Springs. Quoted text is the report narrative exactly as filed. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
What storm spotters reported near Ocean Springs
3 local storm reports have been filed within 25 miles of Ocean Springs and since confirmed into the NOAA archive, the earliest on April 6, 2025 and the most recent on October 26, 2025. They are already counted in the Ocean Springs totals above; quoted below is the narrative each reporting office filed at the time.
Emergency Management reports damage to homes on Catalina Street in Pascagoula... MS. (LIX)
The damage path of an EF-0 tornado was identified via high-resolution satellite analysis east of the Hickory Hills neighborhood in Jackson County... MS. (LIX)
This is the starting point of the Three Rivers/Big Point MS tornado... an 75mph 25 yd EF-0. (LIX)
Source: National Weather Service and trained-spotter local storm reports, relayed by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Ocean Springs
7 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Ocean Springs since 1950, across 3 events. 115 injuries have been reported across all events. 1967 was the deadliest year on record near Ocean Springs.
The deadliest single event was an F3 on October 30, 1967, which caused 4 fatalities along a 2.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Ocean Springs
What the record shows near Ocean Springs
The 2020s are the busiest decade on record so far near Ocean Springs, with 36 of the 153 confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles. The Ocean Springs record runs from the 1950s to today.
Of the tornadoes rated near Ocean Springs, 126 reached EF0 or EF1 and 25 reached EF2 or stronger. The most intense on record near Ocean Springs is rated EF3, of which 6 are logged. A further 2 near Ocean Springs are unrated — events NOAA logged before a damage survey assigned a scale.
Across the last 20 years Ocean Springs has averaged 3.4 confirmed tornadoes a year within 25 miles, 68 in total. 2021 was the busiest of them with 12, and 6 of those years passed with none at all.