Storm History: Jefferson County, Mississippi
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jefferson 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
- 318
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $66 million
- Episodes
- 242
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 | 130 | 0 | 3 | $13 million |
| Hail | 71 | 0 | 3 | $896,000 |
| Flash Flood | 43 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | $333,000 |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 1 | 0 | $385,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $524,000 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $114,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 2 | 0 | 0 | $45 million |
| Sleet | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 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, September 1, 2008
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, May 10, 2006
- Tornado, January 27, 1994
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Tornado, April 30, 2017
- Tornado, December 9, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Tornado, January 23, 1969
- Tornado, March 30, 1976
- Tornado, March 17, 1987
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
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2016
- Hail, April 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2001
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2014
- Hail, October 12, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Hail, March 2, 1999
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Hail, April 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Hail, March 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, January 23, 1969
- Tornado, March 12, 1986
- Tornado, March 30, 1976
- Tornado, November 27, 1994
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Tornado, March 25, 2009
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Tornado, December 28, 2024
- Tornado, April 24, 1953
- Tornado, April 12, 1986
- Tornado, February 20, 1989
- Tornado, January 27, 1994
- Tornado, April 20, 1995
- Tornado, December 19, 2002
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Sleet, March 16, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2025
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Hail, May 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, February 12, 2025
- Tornado, December 28, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2024
- Hail, April 2, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2023
- Tornado, June 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, March 12, 2023
- Tornado, January 3, 2023
- Tornado, December 13, 2022
- Tornado, April 17, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2021
- Tornado, May 2, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 13, 2020
- Tornado, October 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, April 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Tornado, November 26, 2019
- Tornado, June 17, 2019
- Tornado, May 8, 2019
- Tornado, April 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2019
- Tornado, November 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 30, 2017
- Tornado, March 29, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Sleet, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 15, 2016
- Tornado, March 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2016
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Tornado, January 21, 2016
- Drought, October 6, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Tornado, May 29, 2015
- Tornado, May 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2015
- Hail, October 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2014
- Flood, April 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2014
- Hail, July 13, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2013
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, February 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 10, 2013
- Tornado, December 25, 2012
- Tornado, August 28, 2012
- Hail, April 20, 2012
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Tornado, March 21, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2011
- Flood, June 1, 2011
- Flood, May 4, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 8, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 1, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Tornado, December 31, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 20, 2010
- Hail, October 12, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2009
- Hail, October 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 3, 2009
- Hail, March 31, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Tornado, March 25, 2009
- Tornado, December 9, 2008
- Tornado, September 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2008
- Hail, August 3, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 24, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 11, 2008
- Hail, April 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2008
- Tornado, February 12, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2008
- Tornado, January 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2007
- Heat, August 5, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 19, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Heat, July 15, 2006
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Tornado, May 10, 2006
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Hail, February 3, 2006
- Hail, November 15, 2005
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 24, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Heat, August 17, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2005
- Tornado, March 26, 2005
- Tornado, March 22, 2005
- Hail, February 22, 2005
- Tornado, December 7, 2004
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2004
- Tornado, February 5, 2004
- Tornado, June 2, 2003
- Hail, May 14, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Tornado, April 6, 2003
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2002
- Tornado, December 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2002
- Hail, July 15, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2002
- Flood, May 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 28, 2001
- Tornado, October 13, 2001
- Tornado, October 11, 2001
- Hail, July 12, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Tornado, March 12, 2001
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2000
- Hail, July 21, 2000
- Hail, July 17, 2000
- Hail, April 23, 2000
- Tornado, April 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2000
- Hail, March 10, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 1999
- Flash Flood, March 13, 1999
- Hail, March 8, 1999
- Hail, March 2, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 29, 1999
- Tornado, January 22, 1999
- Tornado, June 5, 1998
- Hail, March 5, 1998
- Tornado, February 26, 1998
- Tornado, October 23, 1997
- Hail, May 15, 1997
- Flood, March 9, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996
- Hail, March 18, 1996
- Hail, February 19, 1996
- Ice Storm, February 1, 1996
- Tornado, October 27, 1995
- Hail, June 11, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1995
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Hail, June 7, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 1995
- Tornado, April 20, 1995
- Hail, March 15, 1995
- Tornado, March 7, 1995
- Tornado, November 27, 1994
- Tornado, March 9, 1994
- Tornado, January 27, 1994
- Tornado, December 4, 1993
- Tornado, March 30, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 19, 1991
- Hail, June 5, 1991
- Tornado, March 28, 1991
- Tornado, May 18, 1989
- Hail, April 28, 1989
- Tornado, February 20, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 1988
- Tornado, March 17, 1987
- Tornado, April 12, 1986
- Tornado, March 12, 1986
- Tornado, March 30, 1976
- Tornado, January 23, 1969
- Tornado, February 14, 1966
- Tornado, April 24, 1953
- Tornado, May 1, 1950
More
Tornadoes in Jefferson CountyEvery warning in Jefferson 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.