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It’s been nearly 60 years since Hurricane Gladys made landfall in Florida during a weak El Niño.
A Category 5 hurricane made landfall on the Florida Panhandle during a weak El Niño phase in October 2018
The first Hurricane of the 21st Century to make landfall in the United States happened during an El Niño year
One of the strongest El Niño events in recorded history did not stop this major hurricane landfall
One of the strongest El Niño events in recorded history brought a winter of weather whiplash to the Mid-South
22 years ago, an infamous and long tracked September hurricane came as El Niño conditions developed.
Nearly 50 years ago, 2 hurricanes developed in the Gulf days apart during the first week of September as El Niño developed
3 years ago, a major hurricane made landfall on the coast of Florida during a strengthening El Niño.
Nearly 70 years ago, a Major Hurricane made landfall during an El Niño before tracking through the Mid-South as a tropical storm.
The most recent hurricane landfall in the Northeast USA was 35 years ago in an El Niño year
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Category 5 hurricane landfalls have happened in El Niño years, but these storms can be beneficial for Memphis and the Mid-South.
It’s been 23 years since Memphis and the Mid-South saw Destruction at Dawn due to a derecho.
One of the most impactful El Niño events recorded brought a dry summer for Memphis and the Mid-South, but the year still ended with above average precipitation.
A double-dip El Niño brought a dry spring and summer to the Mid-South in 1987 with a below average hurricane season
1991 was a dry summer across the Mid-South with a hurricane season that brought an unusual hurricane to the northeast USA
One of the most powerful Super El Niño events in recorded history brought a below average hurricane season along with below average temperatures for the year in Memphis.
2004 saw the only deadly October tornado in the Mid-South since 1970 rip through the town of Cooter.
A near-average hurricane season brought multiple Gulf systems and a very wet Summer and Fall in the Mid-South
Forrest City was hit especially hard in a severe weather event that brought the Mid-South its only 2 deadly June tornadoes since 1970
A year with dry conditions for much of the world came with a below average hurricane season. In the Mid-South, it was the cooler than average second half to the year that stood out.
A below average hurricane season came along with a very warm fall east of the Mississippi River.
It has been over 53 years since a deadly F-4 tornado ripped through Poinsett County that later killed 3 near Jonesboro
An unusually above active hurricane season came with a Fall drought in the Mid-South.
16 years ago 4 people in the Mid-South were killed by overnight tornadoes
A tornado in Tipton County killed a 5 month old infant after destroying a home in the middle of the night over 40 years ago.
56 years ago an F-4 tornado ripped through Corinth, Mississippi, killing 4 people and injuring 78 others
4 people were killed from two separate tornadoes in the Mid-South on a day that was overshadowed nationally by a tornado ripping through Downtown Nashville
Nearly 25 tornadoes ripped through the Mid-South from April 2nd-5th, 2025 with 2 of them deadly in Fayette and McNairy Counties
20 years ago, 26 died with over 200 hurt in four F-3 tornadoes that ripped through Dyer, Pemiscot, and Gibson Counties
Deadly tornadoes in Cross, Tipton, and McNairy Counties killed 14 and injured 75 others 3 years ago
A tornado outbreak across 11 states killed one person near Forrest City, Arkansas nearly 45 years ago
An F-3 tore through McNairy county on March 22, 1991, killing 3 in Selmer with a fourth fatality occurring before lifting near Adamsville
A brief but intense F-4 tornado ripped through the town of Fisher, Arkansas March 15, 1984
29 years ago, a tornado killed a 13 year old in Dyer County when it destroyed her mobile home
Over 30 years ago, a crippling ice storm knocked out power and made for impassable roadways in Memphis days after temperatures were in the 70s.
A look back at the tornado outbreak that brought one of only 2 deadly tornadoes in Shelby County since 1970
5 were killed by tornadoes in January in western Tennessee 38 years ago
More than 100 were injured as a tornado killed 6 in Madison County, with a second tornado in Hardeman county killing 1 and injuring 4 others
48 years ago, one person was killed south of Wynne as a tornado struck their mobile home
A tornado ripping through Northern Mississippi and tracking into Tennessee killed 11 and injured 64 on December 23, 2015
The first day of winter in 2013 brought two deadly tornadoes to the Mid-South
A record high of 75 degrees was set on December 14, 1987 in West Memphis before a deadly tornado tore through the town later that night.
A deadly EF-4 tornado ripped through the Mid-South days before Christmas in 2021, killing 9 people.
A look back at 2 deadly F-3 tornadoes that touched down in the Mid-South the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 1994.
The early morning hours of November 24, 2001 killed 3 people as an F-2 tornado ripped through Quitman, Panola, and Tate counties.
On Sunday, November 22, 1992 at 3:50am, an F-1 tornado touched down near Bolivar, Tennessee before lifting near Toone, Tennessee.