Yalobusha County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Yalobusha County: 7.
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.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

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. Jan 23, 2026Ice Storm, Yalobusha$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches over the western part of Yalobusha County, followed by around 1/2 inch of ice over the entire county.

2. Oct 25, 1997Hail$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous cars and trucks were damaged. Several homes were damaged with hail knocking holes into aluminium siding and roof tops. An insurance agent estimated damage to be around $500,000.

3. Jan 31, 2026Cold/Wind Chill, Yalobusha$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A dry, mid-level shortwave aid in the push of another cold front in late January. Another arctic airmass residing behind this boundary resulting in another bitterly cold period. Cold temperatures combined with elevated northerly winds resulted in sub zero wind chill values across north Mississippi.

4. Jun 8, 2021Flash Flood$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A creek running under County Road 224 east of Water Valley eroded the ground under the road. The roadbed was left intact. A vehicle drove over the compromised road, causing the roadbed to collapse. The vehicle fell into the creek and the driver had to be pulled out. Several mobile homes were flooded along Oklahoma Street in Coffeeville. There was significant flooding on Central Street in Water Valley. In total, six homes and three roads were impacted.

5. Jan 3, 2000Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county. One home was blown three feet off its foundation with only the west facing wall left standing. Two mobile homes were completely destroyed. Nine other homes and one barn recieved moderate to extensive damage.

6. Apr 30, 2017Thunderstorm Wind$60,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Multiple trees down and lots of roof damage to a house.

7. Feb 22, 2019Flash Flood$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An atmospheric river of deep subtropical moisture caused the training of moderate to heavy rainfall over already saturated grounds across a large portion of north Mississippi. This additional rainfall resulted in areal and river flooding as well as some flash flooding during the day of February 22nd.

8. Apr 16, 2021Debris Flow$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An apparent log jam developed on the Yalobusha River near Big Creek resulting in some lowland flooding south of the Big Creek Community. At least one home was flooded and County Road 312 was closed.

9. May 3, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Straight line winds ripped part of the roof off the Coffeeville Insurance Agency.

10. Dec 9, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A few small sheds were demolished. Some houses had their roofs torn off or badly damaged. Some trees were blown over.

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

110°FSep 5, 1925

All-time low

−13°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

85°FSep 6, 1899

Coldest day

4°FJan 21, 1985

Wettest day

8.29 inOct 7, 1982

Snowiest day

8.0 inJan 22, 1935

Hottest year

1921mean 66.5°F

Coldest year

1976mean 57.7°F

Wettest year

199183.76 in

Driest year

194333.62 in

Snowiest season

21.0 in1967-68

Station University (USC00229079), 430 ft elevation, 22.2 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1893 to October 27, 2026; 96.6% 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 USC00229079.
• 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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