Mississippi, 1998

Hurricane in Mississippi, September 25 to 29, 1998

September 25 to 29, 1998 · NWS MOB · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Please see the narrative on Hurricane Georges under Alabama, Southwest, September 25-29, 1998.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$72 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.

Please see the narrative on Hurricane Georges under Alabama, Southwest, September 25-29, 1998.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.

Hurricane (Typhoon), Stone

When
September 25, 9:00 AM CST to September 29, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Stone forecast zone
Property damage
$25 million
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hurricane (Typhoon), Greene

When
September 25, 9:00 AM CST to September 29, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Property damage
$15 million
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.214, -88.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hurricane (Typhoon), George

When
September 25, 9:00 AM CST to September 29, 9:00 AM CST
Where
George forecast zone
Property damage
$30 million
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.863, -88.644 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hurricane (Typhoon), Perry

When
September 25, 9:00 AM CST to September 29, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Property damage
$1.0 million
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.172, -88.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hurricane (Typhoon), Wayne

When
September 25, 9:00 AM CST to September 29, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Property damage
$1.0 million
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.641, -88.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hurricane (Typhoon)
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Mississippi in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, September 1998The 1998 hurricane season

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5673201, 5673202, 5673313, 5673314, 5673315.