Portal:Tornadoes/Anniversaries/February 24

February 24
 * 1926 – A few strong tornadoes hit Arkansas and Mississippi. An F2 tornado killed seven people near Lake Village, Arkansas and Greenville, Mississippi. Three others were killed by tornadoes near Cruger and in Teasdale, Mississippi. Nearly every building in Teasdale was destroyed.
 * 2001 – A tornado outbreak affected parts of the central and Southeastern United States, resulting in seven deaths and 90 injuries. An F3 tornado killed six people and injured 43 in and near Pontotoc, Mississippi. One other fatality was from an F2 tornado near Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas. Another 30 were injured by an F3 tornado in Baldwyn, Mississippi.