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.
Thunderstorm WindApril 26, 2011
Pike · 1 killed · $5K damage
Thunderstorm WindApril 11, 2005
Hinds · 1 killed · $5K damage
Flash FloodOctober 10, 2002
De Soto · 1 killed · $5K damage
LightningAugust 19, 2002
George · 1 killed · $5K damage
Thunderstorm WindApril 20, 1996
Carroll · 1 killed · $5K damage
Flash FloodOctober 26, 2025
Adams · 1 killed · 1 injured · $2K damage
Flash FloodAugust 25, 2004
Tishomingo · 1 killed · $1K damage
Flash FloodJanuary 22, 1999
Tishomingo · 1 killed · $1K damage
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 31, 2026
Sharkey · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 31, 2026
Yazoo · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2026
Hinds · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2026
Warren · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 22, 2025
Rankin · 1 killed ·
Tornado (EF4)March 15, 2025
Covington · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Tornado (EF2)March 15, 2025
Covington · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Strong WindMarch 4, 2025
Madison · 1 killed ·
Strong WindMarch 4, 2025
Clarke · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 14, 2024
Sharkey · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2024
Rankin · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 11, 2023
Forrest · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 21, 2023
Lowndes · 1 killed ·
Tornado (EF2)April 1, 2023
Pontotoc · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
HeatJune 13, 2022
Panola · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMarch 24, 2021
Wilkinson · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 12, 2020
Panola · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 12, 2019
Lauderdale · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 17, 2018
Yazoo · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 19, 2017
Yazoo · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 2, 2017
Tallahatchie · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 8, 2017
Sunflower · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 26, 2016
Yalobusha · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 27, 2016
Lamar · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 24, 2015
Union · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJuly 11, 2014
Clarke · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 2012
Tishomingo · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 31, 2011
Jackson · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2011
Lowndes · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 2, 2010
Jackson · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2010
Panola · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 2010
Monroe · 1 killed ·
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.