Wilkinson County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Wilkinson County: 0.
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.

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 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.

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. Sep 1, 2008Hurricane (Typhoon), Wilkinson$10.7 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Gustav affected 639 homes in the county with 17 being destroyed. A few businesses also received damage and numerous trees and utility poles were knocked down.

2. Aug 12, 2016Flash Flood$5.6 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread rainfall of 10 to 15 inches led to widespread flash flooding across the eastern half of Wilkinson County. The Buffalo River near Woodville crested at a record level during the flash flood. Two homes were destroyed, 23 suffered major damage and an additional 58 homes suffered minor damage. There were also 23 public roads and 10 bridges damaged by the flooding. The worst damage was in the town of Crosby where nearly every building was damaged.

3. Aug 28, 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), Wilkinson$3.4 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest and most destructive hurricanes on record to impact the coast of the United States. It will likely be recorded as one the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States to date resulting in catastrophic damage and numerous casualties in southeast Louisiana and along the Mississippi coast. Damage and casualties resulting from Hurricane Katrina extended as far east as Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. Katrina developed from a tropical depression southeast of the Bahamas on August 24th. After moving through the Bahamas as a tropical storm, Katrina strengthened to a category 1 hurricane prior to landfall in south Florida…

4. Oct 9, 2020Tropical Storm, Wilkinson$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Delta produced minor to moderate impacts across the county due to tropical storm force winds and wind gusts. Peak wind gusts were estimated in the 60 to 70 mph range, though higher gusts may have occurred across the far western portion of the county closest to Delta's track. Trees, power lines, and power poles were downed throughout the county and nearly the entire county was without power at the peak. The wind and falling trees caused major damage to 14 homes and affected numerous roads. A woman drove into a downed tree. There was also a small child in the car. They both had minor injuries.

5. Oct 2, 2002Tropical Storm, Wilkinson$1.7 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Lili, a major hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, during the daylight hours of October 2, 2002 moved steadily northwest around 15 mph toward the Louisiana coast during the evening hour. The hurricane weakened rapidly to a Saffir Simpson Scale Category 1 Hurricane by the time it made landfall during the morning of October 3rd along the south central Louisiana coast. The hurricane moved north northwest across south central Louisiana before turning northeast across the northern portion of the Louisiana. While Hurricane Lili made landfall in south central Louisiana, tropical storm force wind gusts affected nearly all of south Mississippi during October 3rd as rainbands moved…

6. Mar 28, 2014Flash Flood$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Torrential rainfall of 5 to 8 inches fell across northern Wilkinson County and extreme northwest Amite County. Approximately 78 homes and 1 business in Wilkinson County were affected by flooding, with 28 of those homes receiving major damage. The area around Crosby and Silver Creek community experienced the greatest impact from flooding. Five people were trapped by flood waters in the Silver Creek area and rescued around 815 am.

7. Aug 29, 2021Hurricane (Typhoon), Wilkinson$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Minor to moderate damage to trees and homes was reported across the county. Most structural damage was exterior, such as shingle damage, carport damage, or other fascia damage. However, a few homes suffered moderate to major damage due to falling trees. At the peak, approximately 50% of the county was without power.

8. Apr 24, 2021Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Wilkinson County EMA reported 9 houses and mobile homes flooded as Percy Creek rose above its embankment. Trapped residents had to be rescued.

9. May 1, 2011Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Considerable low land flooding occurred in the extreme west portion of the county near the Mississippi River. County emergency management reported approximately 50 houses and 80 mobile homes were affected by floodwaters. Several roads and bridges in the west portion of the parish were damaged by flooding.

10. Feb 14, 2026Tornado$175,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    An EF-1 tornado touched down along Ancil Cox Road on the southwest side of Centreville near Griffin Lane. A few trees were downed here, with at least one of them taking down a powerline. The tornado tracked northeast, generally paralleling Ancil Cox Road until reaching the intersection with Old Highway 33. The most significant damage occurred near this intersection, where approximately a dozen trees were uprooted or snapped which supports the 90 mph wind rating. Beyond this point, the tornado continued northeastward producing sporadic tree and limb damage along its path. The final accessible point of the tornado���s track was near Centerville Academy. Minor damage was…

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

107°FJun 2, 2011

All-time low

8°F3 times, most recently Dec 24, 1989

Warmest night

84°FAug 12, 2019

Coldest day

17°FDec 23, 1989

Wettest day

9.85 inOct 4, 1964

Snowiest day

3.2 inJan 23, 1948

Hottest year

2023mean 70.9°F

Coldest year

1976mean 64.7°F

Wettest year

198886.05 in

Driest year

200031.75 in

Station New Roads 5 Ne (USC00166686), 45 ft elevation, 28.3 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1942 to October 19, 2026; 95.7% 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 USC00166686.
• 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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