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Mississippi

82 counties198 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+96 county disaster declarations

Mississippi has recorded 2,883 tornadoes since 1950, 8th among the states; 104 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 579,005 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.

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  • Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
  • Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851

Statewide totals

Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.

Tornadoes since 1950
2,883
8th of 51
Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
198
5th of 51
Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
104
8th of 51
At hurricane strength
33
8th of 51
Acres burned since 1984
579K
359 large fires
Flood insurance claims
62,876
$3.1 billion paid

County leaders

Where in Mississippi each hazard has struck most.

Most tornadoes

  1. 1Hinds County125
  2. 2Rankin County116
  3. 3Smith County97
  4. 4Harrison County90
  5. 5Jackson County86

Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi

  1. 1Harrison County59
  2. 2Jackson County58
  3. 3Pearl River County52
  4. 4Hancock County50
  5. 5George County48

Most acres burned

  1. 1Perry County197K
  2. 2Jackson County100K
  3. 3Harrison County43K
  4. 4Winston County41K
  5. 5Wayne County41K

Most flood claims

  1. 1Harrison County15,939
  2. 2Jackson County11,325
  3. 3Hancock County9,927
  4. 4Hinds County4,716
  5. 5Warren County2,690

Notable events

The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Mississippi’s record. Each opens its own page.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

  1. Camille 1969Cat. 5
  2. Betsy 1965Cat. 3
  3. Unnamed 1916Cat. 3
  4. Ivan 2004Cat. 3
  5. Katrina 2005Cat. 3
  6. Elena 1985Cat. 3
  7. Unnamed 1860Cat. 3
  8. Unnamed 1852Cat. 3
  9. Frederic 1979Cat. 3
  10. Sally 2020Cat. 2

Every county

Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.

Counties of Mississippi
Adams County2026018727
Alcorn County24906718
Amite County38387342429
Attala County53131,1672623
Benton County1284,201317
Bolivar County5710099424
Calhoun County251203822
Carroll County281401624
Chickasaw County30118,621323
Choctaw County241601720
Claiborne County4321022329
Clarke County562658025
Clay County1913012127
Coahoma County2710033323
Copiah County612403728
Covington County532907133
DeSoto County317028016
Forrest County474226,0781,75532
Franklin County21291,7481225
George County24488,1176734
Greene County27458,9494533
Grenada County2312032027
Hancock County645017,6049,92733
Harrison County905943,02715,93937
Hinds County1251704,71627
Holmes County521457611730
Humphreys County3713034325
Issaquena County2512012727
Itawamba County2111699326
Jackson County8658100,24911,32536
Jasper County612501327
Jefferson County282306726
Jefferson Davis County50281,664633
Jones County85339,01724833
Kemper County41180021
Lafayette County251103121
Lamar County52374,47439927
Lauderdale County6922029224
Lawrence County35313144333
Leake County751605427
Lee County4311017422
Leflore County4411044325
Lincoln County61296527532
Lowndes County511401,18623
Madison County77155201,00326
Marion County5339068537
Marshall County2496,8801318
Monroe County4912014826
Montgomery County2614158021
Neshoba County65160925
Newton County612201224
Noxubee County52178,5841521
Oktibbeha County331610,9634419
Panola County2681,3928726
Pearl River County56527,13182837
Perry County2244197,02912333
Pike County3435019034
Pontotoc County27120320
Prentiss County3010713222
Quitman County129025322
Rankin County1162189197824
Scott County70214,7753622
Sharkey County4311023826
Simpson County7726024630
Smith County97231,6381125
Stone County224812,7165531
Sunflower County3411019122
Tallahatchie County2211010227
Tate County1678123817
Tippah County2493,419720
Tishomingo County28105721819
Tunica County138044918
Union County281101919
Walthall County3542023329
Warren County681602,69033
Washington County321001,95530
Wayne County403440,8535332
Webster County171402422
Wilkinson County173301,39432
Winston County371641,3982818
Yalobusha County12116513920
Yazoo County6813041031

Cities

Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.

  • Jackson
    Hazard fingerprint for Jackson Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 69th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 87th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Gulfport
    Hazard fingerprint for Gulfport Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 92th percentile. Wildfire: 79th percentile. Flood: 87th percentile. Hail & wind: 52th percentile. Heat: 82th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 7th percentile.
  • Southaven
    Hazard fingerprint for Southaven Tornado: 80th percentile. Tropical: 46th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 79th percentile. Hail & wind: 79th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 59th percentile. Winter: 35th percentile.
  • Hattiesburg
    Hazard fingerprint for Hattiesburg Tornado: 95th percentile. Tropical: 87th percentile. Wildfire: 73th percentile. Flood: 91th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 8th percentile.
  • Biloxi
    Hazard fingerprint for Biloxi Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 92th percentile. Wildfire: 79th percentile. Flood: 87th percentile. Hail & wind: 52th percentile. Heat: 82th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 7th percentile.
  • Olive Branch
    Hazard fingerprint for Olive Branch Tornado: 80th percentile. Tropical: 46th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 79th percentile. Hail & wind: 79th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 59th percentile. Winter: 35th percentile.
  • Tupelo
    Hazard fingerprint for Tupelo Tornado: 94th percentile. Tropical: 57th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 76th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 39th percentile. Winter: 19th percentile.
  • Meridian
    Hazard fingerprint for Meridian Tornado: 95th percentile. Tropical: 76th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 73th percentile. Hail & wind: 82th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 16th percentile. Winter: 15th percentile.
  • Pearl
    Hazard fingerprint for Pearl Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 76th percentile. Wildfire: 9th percentile. Flood: 91th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 16th percentile. Winter: 18th percentile.
  • Madison
    Hazard fingerprint for Madison Tornado: 97th percentile. Tropical: 65th percentile. Wildfire: 5th percentile. Flood: 75th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Oxford
    Hazard fingerprint for Oxford Tornado: 51th percentile. Tropical: 57th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 33th percentile. Hail & wind: 43th percentile. Heat: 96th percentile. Cold: 50th percentile. Winter: 23th percentile.
  • Horn Lake
    Hazard fingerprint for Horn Lake Tornado: 80th percentile. Tropical: 46th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 79th percentile. Hail & wind: 79th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 59th percentile. Winter: 35th percentile.
  • Clinton
    Hazard fingerprint for Clinton Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 69th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 87th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Greenville
    Hazard fingerprint for Greenville Tornado: 57th percentile. Tropical: 57th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 69th percentile. Hail & wind: 54th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 21th percentile.
  • Brandon
    Hazard fingerprint for Brandon Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 76th percentile. Wildfire: 9th percentile. Flood: 91th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 16th percentile. Winter: 18th percentile.
  • Starkville
    Hazard fingerprint for Starkville Tornado: 85th percentile. Tropical: 63th percentile. Wildfire: 59th percentile. Flood: 64th percentile. Hail & wind: 71th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 21th percentile.
  • Ridgeland
    Hazard fingerprint for Ridgeland Tornado: 97th percentile. Tropical: 65th percentile. Wildfire: 5th percentile. Flood: 75th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Columbus
    Hazard fingerprint for Columbus Tornado: 95th percentile. Tropical: 61th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 70th percentile. Hail & wind: 88th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 16th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Pascagoula
    Hazard fingerprint for Pascagoula Tornado: 97th percentile. Tropical: 92th percentile. Wildfire: 88th percentile. Flood: 71th percentile. Hail & wind: 23th percentile. Heat: 83th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 8th percentile.
  • Vicksburg
    Hazard fingerprint for Vicksburg Tornado: 97th percentile. Tropical: 69th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 80th percentile. Hail & wind: 86th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 15th percentile.
  • Gautier
    Hazard fingerprint for Gautier Tornado: 97th percentile. Tropical: 92th percentile. Wildfire: 88th percentile. Flood: 71th percentile. Hail & wind: 23th percentile. Heat: 83th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 8th percentile.
  • Ocean Springs
    Hazard fingerprint for Ocean Springs Tornado: 97th percentile. Tropical: 92th percentile. Wildfire: 88th percentile. Flood: 71th percentile. Hail & wind: 23th percentile. Heat: 83th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 8th percentile.
  • Hernando
    Hazard fingerprint for Hernando Tornado: 80th percentile. Tropical: 46th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 79th percentile. Hail & wind: 79th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 59th percentile. Winter: 35th percentile.
  • Laurel
    Hazard fingerprint for Laurel Tornado: 98th percentile. Tropical: 83th percentile. Wildfire: 47th percentile. Flood: 83th percentile. Hail & wind: 87th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 11th percentile.
  • Long Beach
    Hazard fingerprint for Long Beach Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 92th percentile. Wildfire: 79th percentile. Flood: 87th percentile. Hail & wind: 52th percentile. Heat: 82th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 7th percentile.
  • Natchez
    Hazard fingerprint for Natchez Tornado: 56th percentile. Tropical: 79th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 62th percentile. Hail & wind: 70th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 14th percentile.
  • Corinth
    Hazard fingerprint for Corinth Tornado: 76th percentile. Tropical: 53th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 58th percentile. Hail & wind: 55th percentile. Heat: 95th percentile. Cold: 50th percentile. Winter: 26th percentile.
  • Clarksdale
    Hazard fingerprint for Clarksdale Tornado: 63th percentile. Tropical: 57th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 38th percentile. Hail & wind: 23th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 43th percentile. Winter: 23th percentile.
  • D'Iberville
    Hazard fingerprint for D'Iberville Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 92th percentile. Wildfire: 79th percentile. Flood: 87th percentile. Hail & wind: 52th percentile. Heat: 82th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 7th percentile.
  • Greenwood
    Hazard fingerprint for Greenwood Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 57th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 51th percentile. Hail & wind: 46th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Byram
    Hazard fingerprint for Byram Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 69th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 87th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Grenada
    Hazard fingerprint for Grenada Tornado: 70th percentile. Tropical: 57th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 77th percentile. Hail & wind: 74th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 16th percentile. Winter: 16th percentile.
  • Picayune
    Hazard fingerprint for Picayune Tornado: 83th percentile. Tropical: 91th percentile. Wildfire: 41th percentile. Flood: 46th percentile. Hail & wind: 26th percentile. Heat: 73th percentile. Cold: 22th percentile. Winter: 6th percentile.
  • Moss Point
    Hazard fingerprint for Moss Point Tornado: 97th percentile. Tropical: 92th percentile. Wildfire: 88th percentile. Flood: 71th percentile. Hail & wind: 23th percentile. Heat: 83th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 8th percentile.
  • McComb
    Hazard fingerprint for McComb Tornado: 90th percentile. Tropical: 85th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 33th percentile. Hail & wind: 58th percentile. Heat: 70th percentile. Cold: 22th percentile. Winter: 9th percentile.
  • Petal
    Hazard fingerprint for Petal Tornado: 95th percentile. Tropical: 87th percentile. Wildfire: 73th percentile. Flood: 91th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 8th percentile.
  • Brookhaven
    Hazard fingerprint for Brookhaven Tornado: 96th percentile. Tropical: 80th percentile. Wildfire: 9th percentile. Flood: 54th percentile. Hail & wind: 78th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 12th percentile.
  • Flowood
    Hazard fingerprint for Flowood Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 76th percentile. Wildfire: 9th percentile. Flood: 91th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 16th percentile. Winter: 18th percentile.
  • Canton
    Hazard fingerprint for Canton Tornado: 97th percentile. Tropical: 65th percentile. Wildfire: 5th percentile. Flood: 75th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Bay St. Louis
    Hazard fingerprint for Bay St. Louis Tornado: 99th percentile. Tropical: 91th percentile. Wildfire: 66th percentile. Flood: 91th percentile. Hail & wind: 36th percentile. Heat: 82th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 8th percentile.
  • Cleveland
    Hazard fingerprint for Cleveland Tornado: 80th percentile. Tropical: 57th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 58th percentile. Hail & wind: 49th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 26th percentile.