Storm History: Washington County, Mississippi
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 625
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 54
- Damage
- $80 million
- Episodes
- 437
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 | 215 | 1 | 40 | $46 million |
| Hail | 150 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 101 | 1 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 95 | 0 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 11 | $1.8 million |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 1 | 0 | $587,000 |
| Heat | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $54,000 |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $8.8 million |
| Winter Storm | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $6.6 million |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $32,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 1, 2008
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Flood, May 4, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, February 21, 1971
- Tornado, April 17, 1978
- Tornado, May 14, 2008
- Flood, March 9, 1997
- Ice Storm, December 22, 1998
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2009
- Drought, August 1, 2010
- Drought, September 1, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019
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 24, 2014
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Hail, February 2, 1990
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2016
- Hail, March 30, 2015
- Hail, May 1, 1978
- Flash Flood, February 10, 2024
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Hail, October 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2014
- Hail, October 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, February 21, 1971
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, December 2, 1967
- Tornado, January 10, 1975
- Tornado, March 26, 1976
- Tornado, April 17, 1978
- Tornado, March 9, 1992
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, March 24, 2023
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, November 10, 1966
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Tornado, November 26, 1973
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 26, 2026
- Hail, March 15, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 7, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Hail, May 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, March 23, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Tornado, February 12, 2025
- Tornado, January 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2024
- Tornado, March 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, February 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, March 24, 2023
- Hail, March 12, 2023
- Tornado, December 13, 2022
- Hail, October 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2022
- Tornado, April 13, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2021
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 11, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Tornado, April 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2019
- Tornado, May 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2019
- Tornado, February 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2019
- Tornado, February 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2018
- Tornado, August 16, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2018
- Hail, June 12, 2018
- Hail, May 15, 2018
- Tornado, April 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Hail, November 3, 2017
- Tornado, August 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2017
- Strong Wind, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, April 26, 2017
- Tornado, April 18, 2017
- Tornado, April 2, 2017
- Tornado, March 29, 2017
- Hail, March 25, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Drought, November 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2016
- Hail, July 11, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2016
- Tornado, March 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2016
- Tornado, March 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 13, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 17, 2015
- Hail, October 9, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 15, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Hail, May 15, 2015
- Tornado, April 18, 2015
- Hail, March 30, 2015
- Sleet, March 5, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2015
- Hail, October 12, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2014
- Hail, July 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 24, 2014
- Tornado, April 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Lightning, October 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013
- Tornado, April 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2013
- Hail, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 20, 2012
- Tornado, October 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2012
- Tornado, August 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Hail, June 4, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2012
- Hail, April 5, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Tornado, September 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Flood, May 4, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 20, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Hail, December 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2010
- Hail, October 12, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Drought, September 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2010
- Drought, July 15, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2010
- Tornado, April 23, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Tornado, January 20, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2009
- Tornado, October 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2009
- Hail, May 27, 2009
- Hail, May 9, 2009
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- High Wind, April 18, 2009
- Hail, April 9, 2009
- Hail, April 2, 2009
- Tornado, February 27, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Tornado, September 13, 2008
- Tornado, September 1, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 9, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 14, 2008
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 26, 2008
- Hail, March 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2008
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2008
- Hail, November 21, 2007
- Tornado, October 17, 2007
- Heat, August 5, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2007
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Hail, May 3, 2007
- Hail, April 25, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, February 24, 2007
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2006
- Heat, July 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2006
- Hail, February 3, 2006
- Tornado, November 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 24, 2005
- Tornado, September 24, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Heat, August 17, 2005
- Heat, July 23, 2005
- Tornado, April 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2005
- Tornado, December 7, 2004
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Hail, October 19, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2003
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.