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Hurricanes & tropical storms in Mississippi
25 federal hurricanes & tropical storms disaster declarations in Mississippi since 1953.
Hurricanes & tropical storms — Mississippi — federal disaster declarations per year
19652026
Counties most affected
Harrison County25Stone County24Jackson County24Pearl River County23George County22Hancock County22Greene County19Forrest County18Wayne County17Jones County16Lamar County16Pike County16Covington County16Perry County16Jefferson Davis County16Marion County15Amite County14Lincoln County14Walthall County13Wilkinson County13Lawrence County13Jefferson County11Franklin County11Adams County11Jasper County11Copiah County11Clarke County10Rankin County10Hinds County10Claiborne County9Lauderdale County9Madison County9Simpson County9Smith County8Scott County7Attala County7Holmes County7Kemper County7Neshoba County7Newton County7Noxubee County7Warren County7Winston County7Yazoo County7Issaquena County6Monroe County6Montgomery County6Oktibbeha County6Grenada County6Clay County6Carroll County6Leake County6Lowndes County6Calhoun County5Pontotoc County5Humphreys County5Lee County5Choctaw County5Washington County5Sharkey County5Webster County5Chickasaw County5Itawamba County5Tishomingo County4Tunica County4Union County4Bolivar County4Marshall County4Yalobusha County4Benton County4Alcorn County4Panola County4Lafayette County4DeSoto County4Coahoma County4Prentiss County4Quitman County4Leflore County4Sunflower County4Tallahatchie County4Tate County4Tippah County4
Declarations
August 3, 2026Tropical Storm8 counties
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR
October 22, 2021Hurricane82 counties
HURRICANE IDA
August 28, 2021Hurricane82 counties
HURRICANE IDA
December 31, 2020Hurricane8 counties
HURRICANE ZETA
October 28, 2020Hurricane13 counties
HURRICANE ZETA
October 8, 2020Hurricane29 counties
HURRICANE DELTA
September 14, 2020Hurricane24 counties
HURRICANE SALLY
August 23, 2020Hurricane24 counties
HURRICANE MARCO AND TROPICAL STORM LAURA
November 22, 2017Hurricane6 counties
HURRICANE NATE
October 7, 2017Hurricane6 counties
HURRICANE NATE
August 29, 2012Hurricane48 counties
HURRICANE ISAAC
August 28, 2012Hurricane34 counties
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
September 22, 2008Hurricane22 counties
HURRICANE GUSTAV
August 30, 2008Hurricane82 counties
HURRICANE GUSTAV
August 29, 2005Hurricane82 counties
HURRICANE KATRINA
August 28, 2005Hurricane11 counties
HURRICANE KATRINA
July 10, 2005Hurricane42 counties
HURRICANE DENNIS
September 15, 2004Hurricane44 counties
HURRICANE IVAN
October 1, 2002Hurricane11 counties
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE
October 1, 1998Hurricane17 counties
HURRICANE GEORGES
September 28, 1998Hurricane18 counties
HURRICANE GEORGES
September 4, 1985Hurricane4 counties
HURRICANE ELENA
September 13, 1979Hurricane16 counties
HURRICANE FREDERIC
August 18, 1969Hurricane27 counties
HURRICANE CAMILLE
September 25, 1965Hurricane11 counties
HURRICANE BETSY
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.