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Adams County, Mississippi

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 28001 · 28,742 residents (2021) · 462 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 75Tornado · 20Flood · 45Wind · 263Winter · 20

Adams County within Mississippi. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 1 Oct 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 453 storm events in Adams County, Mississippi, led by damaging wind.

That is 98.0 events per 100 square miles, in line with the Mississippi figure of 89.7, and 157.6 per 10,000 residents against 142.8 statewide.

13 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 4 deaths and 57 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $152M and crop damage at $30M.

FEMA has designated the county in 27 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Severe Winter Storm (major disaster, 6 Feb 2026).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 187 claims since 1978, of which 138 were paid, totalling $1.4M (about $10K per paid claim). FEMA counts 33 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Relatively Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($13M a year across 18 hazards).

53 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 2 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

13events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

453events since 19504 deaths, 57 injuries recorded

27disaster declarationslast 6 Feb 2026

187NFIP flood claims$1.4M paid

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Measure	Adams County	Mississippi	US
Recorded events since 1950	453	42,114	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	98.0	89.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	157.6	142.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	13	1,524	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	4	928	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$152M	$31B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	6.5	21.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$10K	$58K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	24.2	11.5	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Tornado: 1Wind: 2

Hail: 2Wind: 4

Tornado: 4Wind: 14

Hail: 6Tornado: 3Wind: 10

Hail: 21Tornado: 1Flood: 3Wind: 31Winter: 1

Hail: 23Tornado: 5Flood: 14Wind: 76Winter: 3Tropical: 4Heat: 4Drought: 1Lightning: 1

Hail: 11Tornado: 5Flood: 21Wind: 80Winter: 8Tropical: 1Heat: 1Cold: 1Drought: 3Lightning: 1Other: 4

Hail: 12Tornado: 1Flood: 7Wind: 46Winter: 8Tropical: 3Cold: 1Drought: 5

31950s61960s181970s191980s571990s1312000s1362010s832020s

Recorded events in Adams County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterTropicalHeatColdDroughtLightningOther NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 256 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 149 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Wind263

Hail75

Flood45

Tornado20

Winter20

Drought9

Tropical8

Heat5

Other4

Cold2

Lightning2

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	263	1	1.4%	detail
■ Hail	75	—	0.9%	detail
■ Flood	45	1	1.2%	detail
■ Tornado	20	—	0.6%	detail
■ Winter	20	—	1.1%	detail
■ Drought	9	—	0.7%
■ Tropical	8	—	1.4%
■ Heat	5	1	0.2%
■ Other	4	—	1.9%
■ Cold	2	1	0.6%
■ Lightning	2	—	0.5%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
28 Dec 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	60 mph	$150K	—	1	1	County
26 Oct 2025	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$2K	—	1	1	County
14 Jul 2000	Heat	Heat	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2026	Extreme Cold/Wind Chill	Cold	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
3 Apr 1982	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250	—	—	40	County
29 Aug 2005	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$100M	$20M	—	2	Forecast zone
26 Feb 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	81 mph	$30M	—	—	4	County
17 Mar 1987	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$2.5M	—	—	4	County
27 Jun 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	61 mph	$25K	—	—	3	County
29 Aug 2012	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$250K	—	—	1	Forecast zone
7 Nov 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	71 mph	$100K	—	—	1	County
2 Sep 2008	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$2.0M	$4.0M	—	—	County
3 May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	90 mph	$2.0M	$800K	—	—	County
1 Sep 2008	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$2.0M	$600K	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2008	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$2.5M	—	—	—	County
1 Nov 2023	Drought	Drought	—	—	$2.1M	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Aug 2010	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$1.0M	$50K	—	—	County
9 May 2011	Flood	Flood	—	$160K	$500K	—	—	County
11 Feb 2010	Heavy Snow	Winter	—	$600K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Oct 2010	Drought	Drought	—	—	$500K	—	—	Forecast zone

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
6 Feb 2026	DR-4899	Major disaster	Winter Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Individual assistance, Public assistance
24 Jan 2026	EM-3640	Emergency	Winter Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
12 Aug 2023	DR-4727	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes.	Public assistance
22 Oct 2021	DR-4626	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ida	Public assistance
28 Aug 2021	EM-3569	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Ida	Public assistance
4 May 2021	DR-4598	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
8 Oct 2020	EM-3548	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Delta	Public assistance
14 Sep 2020	EM-3544	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Sally	Public assistance
23 Aug 2020	EM-3539	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Marco And Tropical Storm Laura	Public assistance
5 Apr 2020	DR-4528	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3474	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
22 May 2017	DR-4314	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
29 Aug 2012	DR-4081	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Isaac	Individual assistance, Public assistance
11 May 2011	DR-1983	Major disaster	Flood	Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
4 May 2011	EM-3320	Emergency	Flood	Flooding	Public assistance
22 Sep 2008	DR-1794	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav	Individual assistance, Public assistance
30 Aug 2008	EM-3291	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav	Public assistance
29 Aug 2005	DR-1604	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina	Individual assistance, Public assistance
15 Sep 2004	DR-1550	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ivan	Public assistance
5 Mar 1991	DR-895	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
28 Feb 1990	DR-859	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
19 Apr 1980	DR-618	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Storms, Flood, Mudslides & Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
16 Apr 1979	DR-577	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Storms, Tornadoes, Floods	Individual assistance, Public assistance
22 Feb 1977	EM-3032	Emergency	Snowstorm	Drought & Freezing	Public assistance
18 Apr 1974	DR-430	Major disaster	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
27 Mar 1973	DR-368	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
25 Sep 1965	DR-210	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Betsy	Individual assistance, Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in Adams County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 1978187

Paid claims138

Total paid$1.4M

Average paid claim$10K

Repetitive-loss properties242 severe

Residential policies in force330.3% of 11,630 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2025	1	1	$11,489	$11,489
2021	4	1	$20,500	$20,500
2020	1	1	$1,808	$1,808
2018	1	0	$0	—
2017	1	1	$19,508	$19,508
2016	2	1	$7,006	$7,006
2013	1	1	$10,062	$10,062
2012	2	1	$70,497	$70,497
2011	29	15	$474,240	$31,616
2008	1	0	$0	—
2005	5	5	$13,949	$2,790
2004	1	0	$0	—
2000	1	1	$417	$417
1999	1	0	$0	—
1998	2	1	$2,213	$2,213
1997	2	1	$35,000	$35,000
1994	2	1	$15,948	$15,948
1993	2	1	$8,902	$8,902
1991	4	3	$19,706	$6,569
1989	4	2	$3,010	$1,505
1985	4	2	$10,951	$5,475
1984	13	8	$34,041	$4,255
1983	21	21	$196,574	$9,361
1982	7	5	$24,948	$4,990
1980	14	11	$44,823	$4,075

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskRelatively Lowscore 57.3 of 100

Expected annual loss$13MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityVery High

Community resilienceRelatively Moderate

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$5,626,931
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$2,804,328
Heat wave	Relatively Moderate	$1,295,079
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$769,799
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$656,879
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	$488,393
Hail	Relatively Low	$381,602
Earthquake	Very Low	$152,659
Lightning	Relatively Low	$149,040
Ice storm	Relatively Moderate	$103,703
Drought	Relatively Low	$81,227
Wildfire	Very Low	$18,231
Winter weather	Very Low	$8,166
Landslide	Relatively Low	$4,698

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

Tracks within 100 miles53

Tracks within 50 miles16

Hurricane strength within 50 miles2

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Francine	2024	92 mi	52 mph
Ida	2021	27 mi	75 mph
Cristobal	2020	76 mi	40 mph
Delta	2020	50 mi	58 mph
Olga	2019	81 mi	52 mph
Isaac	2012	35 mi	63 mph
Lee	2011	75 mi	46 mph
Gustav	2008	78 mi	69 mph
Humberto	2007	97 mi	40 mph
Bill	2003	98 mi	52 mph
Lili	2002	52 mi	69 mph
Andrew	1992	15 mi	92 mph
Beryl	1988	99 mi	46 mph
Danny	1985	52 mi	58 mph
Elena	1985	39 mi	69 mph
Juan	1985	88 mi	69 mph
Bob	1979	76 mi	46 mph
Edith	1971	70 mi	69 mph
Camille	1969	92 mi	86 mph
Betsy	1965	58 mi	75 mph
Hilda	1964	76 mi	81 mph
Arlene	1959	75 mi	46 mph
Audrey	1957	92 mi	63 mph
Esther	1957	38 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1956	56 mi	40 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

ZIP codes with flood claims

39120 165
39121 23

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Adams County, MS?

NCEI records 75 hail events in Adams County since 1950, in 34 different years; that is about 1.0 recorded events a year. 19 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Adams County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 20 tornadoes in Adams County since 1950, 5 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 0.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Adams County?

6 Feb 2026: Severe Winter Storm, a major disaster declaration for winter storm. The county appears in 27 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in Adams County, and how much was paid?

187 NFIP claims since 1978, 138 of them paid, for $1.4M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Adams County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Relatively Low" for overall risk, "Very Low" for expected annual loss, "Very High" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Moderate" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Adams County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

98.0 recorded events per 100 square miles against 89.7 statewide, and 6.5 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 21.9. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 1 Oct 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 1 Oct 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.