Storms in Mississippi in 1962
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Mississippi in 1962, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Mississippi in 1962 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 45
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 14
- Damage
- $1.1 million
- Episodes
- 16
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 14 | 1 | 14 | $1.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1962
- Tornado in Mississippi, February 15, 1962
- Hail in Mississippi, February 18, 1962
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, February 22, 1962
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 23, 1962
March 1962
April 1962
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 10, 1962
- Hail in Mississippi, April 11, 1962
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 28, 1962
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 30, 1962
June 1962
August 1962
September 1962
October 1962
November 1962
December 1962
More
Every year in MississippiEvery state in 1962Tornadoes in Mississippi in 196219611963
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.