Storm History: Prentiss County, Mississippi
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Prentiss 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
- 396
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 44
- Damage
- $8.1 million
- Episodes
- 287
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 | 97 | 2 | 42 | $5.0 million |
| Hail | 70 | 0 | 0 | $331,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 49 | 0 | 0 | $335,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 31 | 0 | 0 | $336,000 |
| Heat | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
| Drought | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 19 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $760,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 23, 2026
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, December 15, 1987
- Tornado, November 4, 1988
- Tornado, November 18, 1957
- Tornado, March 17, 1965
- Tornado, September 29, 1972
- Tornado, November 8, 1986
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 29, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Tornado, April 22, 2017
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Hail, March 14, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2024
- Hail, April 23, 1988
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, November 29, 2022
- Hail, July 14, 2004
- Hail, February 26, 2026
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Hail, May 20, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2012
- Hail, March 26, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, January 10, 1975
- Tornado, March 9, 1992
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Tornado, November 18, 1957
- Tornado, March 17, 1965
- Tornado, September 29, 1972
- Tornado, March 23, 1975
- Tornado, May 13, 1976
- Tornado, November 4, 1988
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Tornado, March 24, 2023
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2026
- Hail, February 26, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 23, 2026
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Heat, June 22, 2025
- Heat, June 21, 2025
- Tornado, June 7, 2025
- Hail, May 20, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 23, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Heat, August 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2024
- Heat, June 25, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, March 24, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, November 29, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2022
- Drought, July 5, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 26, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Hail, May 2, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2020
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Hail, February 5, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Hail, November 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Heat, August 16, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2019
- Tornado, November 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Heat, July 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 30, 2018
- Hail, June 28, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2018
- Tornado, April 14, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Tornado, August 31, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, April 22, 2017
- Tornado, March 27, 2017
- Tornado, December 17, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 18, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Drought, July 12, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2012
- Hail, June 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2012
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 26, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Heat, July 29, 2010
- Heat, July 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2010
- Heat, June 18, 2010
- Heat, June 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2009
- Tornado, June 12, 2009
- Hail, April 9, 2009
- Tornado, April 2, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Hail, March 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2008
- Tornado, January 10, 2008
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Drought, April 5, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, March 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2007
- Hail, May 9, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2006
- Hail, December 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2005
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2005
- Tornado, April 29, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, October 18, 2004
- Hail, July 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2003
- Hail, July 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2002
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2001
- Hail, April 4, 2001
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2000
- Tornado, November 8, 2000
- Hail, July 20, 2000
- Hail, April 27, 2000
- Hail, March 10, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2000
- Tornado, January 22, 1999
- Tornado, January 17, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 22, 1998
- Flood, August 14, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 1998
- Hail, June 5, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1998
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 2, 1997
- Hail, April 21, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 2, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1996
- Hail, May 28, 1996
- Hail, May 28, 1996
- Hail, April 29, 1996
- Hail, April 22, 1996
- Hail, April 22, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Prentiss CountyEvery warning in Prentiss 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.