Storm History: Forrest County, Mississippi
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Forrest County, Mississippi: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 817
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 199
- Damage
- $916 million
- Episodes
- 483
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 275 | 7 | 192 | $54 million |
| Hail | 199 | 1 | 0 | $7.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 199 | 1 | 4 | $8.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 93 | 0 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Tropical Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | $305,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $840 million |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $27,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Winter Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Tornado, February 10, 2013
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, March 12, 2001
- Hail, March 18, 1996
- Hail, March 18, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2019
- Tornado, March 3, 2008
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, May 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 1998
- High Wind, September 27, 1998
- Tornado, December 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2017
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2009
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Tornado, May 13, 2024
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Hail, April 20, 2005
- Hail, April 19, 1965
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2016
- Hail, January 26, 1996
- Hail, March 18, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2018
- Hail, April 25, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2001
- Hail, June 20, 1998
- Hail, April 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2014
- Hail, October 12, 2014
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, January 10, 1975
- Tornado, February 10, 2013
- Tornado, April 18, 2020
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, March 28, 1977
- Tornado, May 7, 1982
- Tornado, May 2, 1997
- Tornado, February 27, 1999
- Tornado, April 14, 1999
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Tornado, April 6, 2005
- Tornado, November 14, 2006
- Tornado, January 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 25, 2009
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2026
- Tornado, May 22, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2025
- Hail, April 22, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, February 12, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, December 27, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2024
- Tornado, May 13, 2024
- Hail, May 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2023
- Tornado, June 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2023
- Hail, May 11, 2023
- Hail, May 5, 2023
- Tornado, December 13, 2022
- Tornado, November 29, 2022
- Tornado, August 24, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, April 17, 2022
- Hail, April 15, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 3, 2022
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2021
- Hail, June 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2021
- Tornado, April 9, 2021
- Tornado, March 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2021
- Tornado, October 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, April 18, 2020
- Tornado, February 10, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2019
- Tornado, July 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2019
- Tornado, May 8, 2019
- Tornado, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, April 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2019
- Tornado, December 27, 2018
- Tornado, November 1, 2018
- Tornado, September 4, 2018
- Tornado, August 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2018
- Tornado, April 14, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2017
- Tornado, August 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2017
- Tornado, April 30, 2017
- Tornado, April 2, 2017
- Tornado, March 29, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, January 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, December 13, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Drought, November 15, 2016
- Hail, September 25, 2016
- Hail, September 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2016
- Hail, July 4, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Hail, May 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2016
- Tornado, March 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2016
- Tornado, March 9, 2016
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Tornado, October 31, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2015
- Tornado, November 16, 2014
- Hail, October 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2014
- Tornado, July 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2013
- Tornado, April 11, 2013
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, February 10, 2013
- Tornado, December 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2012
- Tornado, August 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2012
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Tornado, March 21, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Hail, February 23, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2012
- Tornado, January 25, 2012
- Hail, September 27, 2011
- Tornado, September 3, 2011
- Hail, August 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2011
- Hail, July 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 5, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Hail, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2010
- Hail, March 1, 2010
- Hail, February 21, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2009
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2009
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2009
- Hail, August 3, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2009
- Hail, July 30, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2009
- Hail, July 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2009
- Hail, May 14, 2009
- Hail, May 12, 2009
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- Tornado, May 3, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2009
- Hail, April 2, 2009
- Hail, March 31, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Tornado, March 25, 2009
- Tornado, January 3, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 11, 2008
- Tornado, December 9, 2008
- Tornado, September 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2008
- Tornado, May 14, 2008
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Tornado, April 18, 2008
- Tornado, March 3, 2008
- Hail, February 17, 2008
- Tornado, February 12, 2008
- Hail, January 31, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2008
- Tornado, January 10, 2008
- Strong Wind, December 15, 2007
- Hail, November 21, 2007
- Tornado, October 17, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2007
- Heat, August 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Forrest CountyEvery warning in Forrest County since 1986Every county in Mississippi
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.