Carroll County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Carroll County: 4.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Mar 24, 2023Tornado$5.4 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This long track tornado began just southwest of Black Hawk in a wooded area with widespread tree damage, including snapped and uprooted trees. Satellite imagery indicates major tree damage of EF2 intensity. It continued northeast before crossing Highway 430, CR 235, and Highway 17. In this area, numerous residential structures were damaged, including 2 homes that were destroyed, with both losing outer walls and another with collapsed brick on the exterior with the interior slab exposed. Large farming equipment was also blown over on the side. No injuries were reported in this area. The tornado was strongest just northeast of here at EF3 intensity, around 155mph, where Black Hawk…

2. Apr 7, 2006Hail$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A swath of very large destructive hail fell across all of central Carroll County as a supercell thunderstorm tracked east-northeast across the area. This was actually the second supercell storm to move across this same area. This supercell was long lived and began along the Mississippi River in southwestern Washington County. This storm can be referenced back in other counties as supercell three, but was actually the second supercell to effect Carroll County.The destructive hail storm produced a swath of quarter to golf ball to even baseball sized hail as it tracked across Carroll County. The storm moved into Carroll County near the Greenwood-Leflore County Airport and Highway 82.…

3. Aug 29, 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), Carroll$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Katrina will likely go down as the worst and costliest natural disaster in United States history. The amount of destruction, the cost of damaged property/agriculture and the large loss of life across the affected region has been overwhelming. Catastrophic damage was widespread across a large portion of the Gulf Coast region. The devastation was not only confined to the coastal region, widespread and significant damage occurred well inland up to the Hattiesburg area and northward past Interstate 20. This hurricane has changed life as we know it across the Gulf Coast region which will take many years to return to normal.Hurricane Katrina was a very large and powerful storm…

4. Dec 23, 1998Ice Storm, Carroll$900,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A crippling ice storm struck the three state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi at one of the worst times, just before Christmas. Much of the fall and early winter season of late 1998 had been very mild for southerners. But on Tuesday December 22nd, a strong surge of shallow Arctic air drove southward and spelled a quick end to the unseasonable warmth and helped set the stage for one of winter's nasty tricks. A moist southwest flow above the cold air brought several upper level disturbances. This combination of cold air and moisture held together for several days and brought periods of freezing rain and sleet to the three state region, beginning tuesday night and not…

5. Apr 30, 2017Tornado$650,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado started on the south side of Vaiden and tracked northeast, dissipating just to the northwest of Kilmichael. Initially, trees were snapped and uprooted along county road 28 and county road 27. The tornado then crossed Highway 51 where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and power lines were downed. A few homes sustained minor roof damage and one had a large tree down on it. The railroad was blocked by several trees as well. The tornado then crossed Highway 35 where more trees were damaged. It then moved into a wooded area and mostly tracked south of Highway 430. A few damage locations were accessible along CR 9 where more trees were downed, but the road was blocked…

6. May 18, 2025Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF-1 tornado touched down along US Highway 82 just north of Greenwood-Leflore Airport. The tornado tracked southeastward across portions of Carroll County and lifted along County Road 32, just west of the Montgomery County line. The most intense damage occurred along the Highway 82 corridor, where peak winds were estimated to be 105mph. Thousands of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted, with several falling onto homes, fences, and utility lines. Numerous power lines were downed as well. Additional damage included roof damage to several single-family residences, as well as the destruction or significant damage to multiple sheds and other outbuildings along the…

7. Feb 9, 2011Heavy Snow, Carroll$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy snow, between 3-5 inches fell across the county. Many accident were reported due to the slick roads.

8. May 2, 2010Flash Flood$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several inches of rain fell across Carroll County which flooded several roads. A few roads were washed out with one culvert washed out in North Carrollton. A business sustained minor flood damage. Across the northwest portion of the county, a few roads were under water.

9. Jan 1, 2010Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll$330,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   There were a few reports of water line breaks to residential homes and public buildings around the county.

10. Apr 20, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$300,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Multiple trees were blown down around Vaiden with some trees on homes. One home suffered major damage with another having minor damage.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

106°F2 times, most recently Aug 15, 2007

All-time low

−4°FFeb 3, 1951

Warmest night

81°F3 times, most recently Jul 8, 2024

Coldest day

12°FJan 10, 1962

Wettest day

8.07 inSep 20, 1958

Snowiest day

6.0 inMar 22, 1968

Hottest year

2023mean 67.8°F

Coldest year

1976mean 60.0°F

Wettest year

198979.97 in

Driest year

196532.31 in

Snowiest season

8.7 in1950-51

Station Greenwood Leflore Airport (USW00013978), 140 ft elevation, 10.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 25, 2026; 98.7% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00013978.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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