Storm History: Rankin County, Mississippi
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Rankin 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
- 1,435
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 213
- Damage
- $732 million
- Episodes
- 715
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 | 631 | 15 | 153 | $209 million |
| Flash Flood | 293 | 0 | 0 | $16 million |
| Hail | 281 | 1 | 0 | $166 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 160 | 0 | 3 | $2.9 million |
| Drought | 17 | 0 | 0 | $8.6 million |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $97,000 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | $19,000 |
| Winter Storm | 3 | 1 | 17 | $300,000 |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $308,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 2 | 0 | 40 | $325 million |
| Sleet | 2 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $600,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, April 24, 2003
- Tornado, April 6, 2003
- Tornado, March 3, 1966
- Tornado, November 21, 1992
- Tornado, April 4, 2008
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, April 6, 2005
- Hail, March 31, 1996
- Flash Flood, March 26, 2023
- Tornado, February 5, 2004
- Tornado, November 16, 1987
- Tornado, February 12, 2008
- Tornado, April 2, 2017
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Tornado, March 29, 1976
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2001
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, April 14, 1996
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Hail, April 20, 2005
- Hail, March 31, 1996
- Hail, February 2, 1990
- Flash Flood, March 26, 2023
- Hail, March 13, 2005
- Hail, April 23, 1988
- Hail, July 1, 1985
- Hail, April 6, 1983
- Hail, April 30, 1978
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2011
- Hail, June 20, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 3, 1966
- Tornado, February 21, 1971
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, November 21, 1992
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, January 23, 1969
- Tornado, January 10, 1975
- Tornado, March 26, 1976
- Tornado, March 29, 1976
- Tornado, February 28, 1987
- Tornado, February 10, 2013
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, April 18, 2020
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, February 26, 1958
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 24, 2026
- Sleet, March 16, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 7, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Tornado, October 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2025
- Tornado, July 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2025
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Hail, May 24, 2025
- Hail, April 22, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, March 23, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, February 12, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, December 28, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2024
- Tornado, May 9, 2024
- Tornado, April 9, 2024
- Tornado, March 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Tornado, December 9, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, June 18, 2023
- Tornado, June 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, May 11, 2023
- Hail, April 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 26, 2023
- Hail, March 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Strong Wind, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, December 13, 2022
- Tornado, August 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2022
- Tornado, June 26, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2022
- Tornado, May 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2022
- Hail, May 12, 2022
- Tornado, April 17, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2021
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2021
- Hail, June 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Tornado, May 2, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2021
- Tornado, April 9, 2021
- Tornado, March 17, 2021
- Hail, March 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2020
- Tornado, April 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 18, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2020
- Tornado, March 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 2, 2020
- Tornado, November 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2019
- Tornado, June 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2019
- Tornado, May 8, 2019
- Tornado, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, April 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2019
- Tornado, February 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2019
- Tornado, January 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 7, 2018
- Tornado, November 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2018
- Tornado, August 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2018
- Hail, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2018
- Hail, May 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2018
- Tornado, April 14, 2018
- Tornado, April 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 28, 2018
- Tornado, March 10, 2018
- Tornado, February 6, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 3, 2017
- Tornado, April 30, 2017
- Tornado, April 26, 2017
- Tornado, April 2, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Hail, March 9, 2017
- Hail, March 7, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, February 7, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Sleet, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2016
- Tornado, July 22, 2016
- Hail, July 4, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2016
- Hail, April 1, 2016
- Tornado, March 30, 2016
- Tornado, March 9, 2016
- Hail, March 3, 2016
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Tornado, February 2, 2016
- Tornado, December 27, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 13, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 17, 2015
- Tornado, November 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 6, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Tornado, May 29, 2015
- Tornado, May 24, 2015
- Tornado, April 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2015
- Hail, March 26, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2015
- Tornado, January 3, 2015
- Hail, October 12, 2014
- Hail, October 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2014
- Hail, August 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2014
- Hail, August 3, 2014
- Tornado, July 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2014
- Tornado, April 6, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2013
- Tornado, September 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2013
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, February 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2013
- Tornado, February 10, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2013
- Tornado, December 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 20, 2012
- Hail, November 5, 2012
- Tornado, August 28, 2012
- Tornado, August 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2012
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Rankin CountyEvery warning in Rankin 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.