High Wind in Mississippi

Events

190

Deaths

2

Injuries

6

Damage

$9.9 million

• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, March 14 to 15, 20254 deaths · 23 injured · $27,000 · EF4 · 58 eventsIsolated severe thunderstorms developed across portions of Mississippi in the overnight hours of March 14th. Coverage of severe storms increased into the morning of the 15th before a squall line developed and moved across the area.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 9 to 10, 20242 deaths · 7 injured · $6.3 million · EF1 · 56 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms produced significant wind damage, heavy rain, hail, and a tornado as it crossed from Northeast Louisiana into Mississippi during the evening of April 9th. Subsequent heavy rain and storms continued into the daytime of April 10th.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 4, 20252 deaths · $309,000 · 78 kt wind · 42 eventsA line of severe storms pushed across the region and produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees and power lines, and damaged several structures. Ahead of the storms, strong gradient winds also produced damage to a similar degree.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 20, 20002 deaths · $277,000 · 1 in hail · 22 eventsHigh winds from a strong outflow boundary well ahead of a line of thunderstorms produced scattered damage in the county. A window was blown out of a shop in downtown Cleveland, several roofs received some damage, and some power lines were blown down.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 30, 20225 injured · $3.5 million · EF2 · 93 eventsA strong weather system interacted with an unstable airmass to bring widespread severe weather to the region. There was copious amounts of wind energy in the atmosphere ahead of the squall line to bring down trees and power lines from gradient winds.
• High Wind in Mississippi, April 29, 20061 death · $3.6 million · 50 kt wind · 12 eventsA rare damaging wind event occurred across a large portion of central Mississippi during the evening of April 29th. This event can be referred as a "Wake Low" event. This occurs as steady rain falls across an area and causes the air pressure to remain high.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Mississippi, March 3, 20231 death · 1 injured · $345,000 · 55 kt wind · 29 eventsStrong gradient winds developed late in the evening of March 2nd into the morning of the 3rd before a cold front moved through Mississippi. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were measured by several observations sites, and trees were blown down in scattered locations across the state.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Mississippi, March 1 to 3, 20231 death · 1 injured · $107,000 · 53 kt wind · 13 eventsAhead of showers and storms, gusty gradient winds downed trees. In one case, a tree fell onto a vehicle resulting in a fatality.
• High Wind in Mississippi, November 6, 20001 death · 1 injured · $6,000 · 1 eventHigh winds knocked down four trees. Two of the trees struck a car and caused the death of the driver.The car, a 1988 Mercury Cougar, was totaled.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, April 12 to 13, 2009$2.4 million · 1 in hail · 53 eventsDuring the late afternoon and evening hours of Easter Sunday, a large and strong upper level low clashed into an air mass where high levels of moisture were being pulled northward.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 26, 2011$1.2 million · EF1 · 13 eventsGradient induced high winds associated with a wake low occurred during the early morning hours of April 26th generally along the Interstate 20 corridor. The wake low and associated damaging winds spread from west to east along this corridor.
• High Wind in Mississippi, September 27 to 29, 1998$2.8 million · 18 eventsHurricane Georges made landfall on the Mississippi coast, near Oceans Springs, during the morning of Monday, September 28th. Sustained winds were 100 mph.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 3, 20232 injured · $307,000 · EF1 · 23 eventsA powerful cold front raced across the Mid-South during the morning hours of March 3, 2023. Strong winds ahead of the front caused scattered damage across northeast Mississippi.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Mississippi, January 29, 20081 injured · $1.4 million · 60 kt wind · 17 eventsA healthy weather system pushed through the region on the 29th and brought a round of isolated severe thunderstorms to the far southern portion of the area as a line of storms pushed quickly east.
• Tornadoes and Flood in Mississippi, August 30 to 31, 2017$451,000 · EF1 · 11 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Harvey moved across the ArkLaMiss region on August 30th and 31st and brought gusty winds and rain to the region. A few tornadoes also occurred on the 30th.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 29 to 30, 2017$644,000 · EF0 · 22 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms developed over Louisiana late in the evening on March 29th and quickly moved into Mississippi. These thunderstorms produced widespread severe wind gusts which blew down trees and caused damage to homes and other structures.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 19, 2002$169,000 · F1 · 13 eventsStrong, gradient winds ahead of an approaching squall line knocked down trees across several counties in Mississippi. Winds were estimated to have gusted between 45 and 50 mph.
• High Wind in Mississippi, January 29, 2008$274,000 · 50 kt wind · 22 eventsA strong low pressure system moved over North Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of January 29th, 2008. Very strong gradient winds with speeds up to 70 mph occurred over the area as a result numerous reports of damage occurred.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 16, 19983 injured · $162,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 eventsA wind gust estimated to be between 30 and 40 mph brought down the steel framing of an arena under construction in Batesville. Three men were injured as the structure collapsed.
• Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, February 10, 1998$93,000 · F0 · 30 eventsSeveral trees were blown down from gradient wind near Edwards. No thunderstorms were in the area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Mississippi, February 11, 2009$253,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong low pressure system moved northeast from Southern Missouri during the day on February 11, 2009. As the low pressure system moved northeast, a trailing cold front pushed east across the area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Mississippi, April 18, 2009$112,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 eventsDuring the early morning hours of April 18th, another wake low wind event occurred across portions of the forecast area. This wind event swept across the northwest portion of the area from near Bastrop, LA to Greenwood, MS.
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in Mississippi, September 26, 2002$68,000 · 17 eventsSeveral roads were flooded.
• High Wind in Mississippi, March 16 to 17, 1998$95,000 · 4 eventsLarge tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Vicksburg by strong gradient wind.
• Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, May 2, 1997$50,000 · F0 · 11 eventsNumerous trees were knocked down.

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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.