Mississippi Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Mississippi has logged 35,159 severe-weather events — about 1,134 a year — with 476 direct deaths, 2,294 injuries and $30.3B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind14,47034 d$441.6M
Hail6,632—$734.6M
Flash Flood3,47518 d$558.0M
Tornado2,277146 d$1.7B
Heat1,73727 d—
Drought1,302—$4.9M
Excessive Heat95211 d—
Winter Weather525—$1.3M
Strong Wind4807 d$7.6M
Winter Storm4531 d$9.3M
Heavy Snow441—$31.9M
Lightning39120 d$21.5M
Ice Storm3301 d$68.5M
Tropical Storm2732 d$87.3M
Flood2605 d$1.0B
Cold/Wind Chill21513 d$21.1M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (368)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tornado (EF3)April 28, 2014
Prentiss · $10K damage
Tornado (F3)February 24, 2001
Calhoun · $10K damage
Tornado (F3)March 1, 1997
Calhoun · 1 injured · $10K damage
Tornado (F3)March 1, 1997
Lafayette · $10K damage
Tornado (EF4)December 23, 2015
Tate · $5K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 15, 2025
Marion ·
Tornado (EF3)February 12, 2025
Wayne · 2 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)December 16, 2019
Amite · 3 injured ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.