Storm History: Hancock County, Mississippi

Events

384

Deaths

2

Injuries

18

Damage

$30 million

Episodes

271

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.

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• Lightning, August 8, 19981 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 15, 20051 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 19, 19808 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2003$501,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 19941 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, February 15, 1998$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 28, 2021$330,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 19722 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 1980$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 1982$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 1987$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 16, 1996$150,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 17, 2003$125,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2024$101,000 · EF2 · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 1997$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2019$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 24, 2024$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2001$90,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 25, 1997$75,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1985$53,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1994$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 21, 1997$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, March 12, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 20211.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2009$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2004$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 6, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 24, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, January 10, 1975F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 1980$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 19808 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 1969$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 1, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 19722 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 19721 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 1973$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 1977$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1982$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1985$53,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 16, 1987$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 19941 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 14, 2006$5,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Hancock County, with its track

• Tornado, June 18, 2026$31,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 20263 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20265 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 202650 kt wind · 6 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20262 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20262 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2025$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2025$11,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20252 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 2024$15,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2024$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, June 24, 2024$100,000 · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, June 16, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2024$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2024$101,000 · EF2 · 12 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20242 events here
• Hail, January 8, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20232 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20232 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 27, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 24, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20232 events here
• Drought, August 16, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 10, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 7, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2023$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 12, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 2023$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 28, 2021$330,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 20211.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 2021$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2020$8,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 12, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2019$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 1, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 6, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20181 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 13, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 15, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20151.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 201556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20151 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 14, 201465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2014$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 30, 2012$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2012$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 2012$5,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 18, 2012$38,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, September 3, 2011$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2011$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011$7,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 2011$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 30, 2010$1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20101 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, December 12, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2009$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2009$4,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 2009$21,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 22, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 21, 20061 event here
• Tornado, November 14, 2006$5,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2006$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, April 21, 20061 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 15, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20051 event here
• Lightning, May 29, 20051 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2005$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2005$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, January 13, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 19, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2004$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2004$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2004$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2004$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 6, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 17, 2003$125,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2003$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 5, 20031 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2003$501,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2003$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2003$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 2002$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 2, 2002$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 25, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2002$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2002$250 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, March 31, 20021 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 12, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, October 13, 20011 event here
• Waterspout, August 27, 20011 event here
• Waterspout, July 2, 20012 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2001$90,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2001$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 12, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, October 6, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2000$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 200052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 1, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2000$100 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2000$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 2000$750 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2000$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2000$250 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2000$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2000$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2000$100 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 1999$100 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 26, 1999$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 1999$500 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, July 1, 19991 event here
• Hail, March 2, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 1998$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 1998F0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 8, 19981 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 1998$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1998$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 7, 19981 event here
• Hail, March 7, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, February 15, 1998$500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 1998$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 6, 1998$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 21, 1997$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 25, 1997$75,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 26, 1997$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 1997$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 1997$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 24, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 29, 199652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 7, 1996F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996$25,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 16, 1996$150,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 19961 in hail · 1 event here
• Waterspout, April 29, 19961 event here
• Hail, April 13, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 199652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 1996$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 1996$3,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, January 18, 1996$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 1996$9,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 19951.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 1995F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 7, 1995F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 17, 19950.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 1994$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 1994$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 19941 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 19921 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1992F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 19910.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 199080 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 30, 19900.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 19901 event here
• Hail, June 14, 19890.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 198954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 16, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 19881 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 198855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 19881 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 1987$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 17, 1987F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 19862 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 19861 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1985$53,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 23, 19841.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 19844 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 198352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 19821 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1982$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1978
• 1977
• 1976
• 1975
• 1974
• 1973
• 1972
• 1971
• 1970
• 1969
• 1968
• 1952

Tornadoes in Hancock CountyEvery warning in Hancock County since 1986Every county in Mississippi

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.