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Calhoun 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 28013 · 13,018 residents (2021) · 587 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 48Tornado · 24Flood · 26Wind · 137Winter · 25

Calhoun 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 29 Sep 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Calhoun County, Mississippi, has 395 weather events in the NCEI Storm Events record since 1950, most of them damaging wind.

That is 67.3 events per 100 square miles, below the Mississippi figure of 89.7, and 303.4 per 10,000 residents against 142.8 statewide.

27 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 1 death and 8 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $3.6M.

FEMA has designated the county in 22 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 38 claims since 1978, of which 32 were paid, totalling $807K (about $25K per paid claim). FEMA counts 33 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Very Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($6.6M a year across 18 hazards).

21 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 0 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

27events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

395events since 19501 death, 8 injuries recorded

22disaster declarationslast 6 Feb 2026

38NFIP flood claims$807K paid

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Measure	Calhoun County	Mississippi	US
Recorded events since 1950	395	42,114	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	67.3	89.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	303.4	142.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	27	1,524	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	1	928	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$3.6M	$31B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	2.9	21.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$25K	$58K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	27.3	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: 1

Hail: 1Tornado: 1Wind: 3

Hail: 2Tornado: 5Wind: 4

Hail: 1Tornado: 1Wind: 8

Hail: 12Tornado: 4Flood: 3Wind: 25Winter: 3

Hail: 17Tornado: 1Flood: 9Wind: 48Winter: 5Tropical: 2Heat: 2Drought: 5Lightning: 1

Hail: 12Tornado: 6Flood: 9Wind: 25Winter: 9Heat: 22Drought: 8

Hail: 3Tornado: 5Flood: 5Wind: 23Winter: 8Heat: 75Cold: 7Drought: 13

21950s51960s111970s101980s471990s902000s912010s1392020s

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

Trend: 274 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 87 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

Wind137

Heat99

Hail48

Flood26

Drought26

Winter25

Tornado24

Cold7

Tropical2

Lightning1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	137	—	0.7%	detail
■ Heat	99	1	3.6%
■ Hail	48	—	0.6%	detail
■ Flood	26	—	0.7%	detail
■ Drought	26	—	1.9%
■ Winter	25	—	1.3%	detail
■ Tornado	24	—	0.7%	detail
■ Cold	7	—	2.1%
■ Tropical	2	—	0.4%
■ Lightning	1	—	0.3%

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
18 Jul 2000	Heat	Heat	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
28 May 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	60 mph	—	—	—	4	County
1 Apr 1970	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	1	County
22 Jun 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$35K	—	—	1	County
4 Apr 1977	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$25K	—	—	1	County
1 Mar 1997	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$10K	—	—	1	County
2 May 2021	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$500K	—	—	—	County
1 Nov 2018	Tornado	Tornado	EF0	$300K	—	—	—	County
27 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF3	$250K	—	—	—	County
30 Apr 2017	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$200K	—	—	—	County
2 May 2010	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$150K	—	—	—	County
30 Mar 2021	Tornado	Tornado	EF0	$150K	—	—	—	County
29 Aug 2005	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$100K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2008	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$100K	—	—	—	County
30 Apr 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	69 mph	$100K	—	—	—	County
1 Nov 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	$100K	—	—	—	County
15 Mar 2025	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$100K	—	—	—	County

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
21 May 2025	DR-4874	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	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
16 Apr 2020	DR-4536	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	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
23 Apr 2019	DR-4429	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Public assistance
22 May 2017	DR-4314	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
29 Apr 2011	DR-1972	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding	Public assistance
30 Aug 2008	EM-3291	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav	Public assistance
29 Aug 2005	DR-1604	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina	Public assistance
10 Jul 2005	DR-1594	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Dennis	Public assistance
23 May 2003	DR-1470	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And High Winds	Individual assistance
23 Feb 2001	DR-1360	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes	Individual assistance
25 Jan 1999	DR-1265	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms, Ice And Freezing Rain	Public assistance
18 Feb 1994	DR-1009	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm, Freeezing Rain And Sleet	Public assistance
17 May 1991	DR-906	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance
5 Mar 1991	DR-895	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
16 Apr 1979	DR-577	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Storms, Tornadoes, Floods	Individual assistance, Public assistance
27 Mar 1973	DR-368	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	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 Calhoun County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197838

Paid claims32

Total paid$807K

Average paid claim$25K

Repetitive-loss properties62 severe

Residential policies in force330.6% of 5,979 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2021	5	5	$317,254	$63,451
2019	1	1	$93,428	$93,428
2018	1	1	$110,998	$110,998
2017	2	1	$19,014	$19,014
2015	2	1	$3,214	$3,214
2010	1	1	$65,493	$65,493
2009	1	0	$0	—
2003	2	2	$27,712	$13,856
2001	2	2	$28,828	$14,414
2000	1	1	$19,438	$19,438
1999	1	1	$17,374	$17,374
1997	5	5	$48,327	$9,665
1995	1	1	$6,295	$6,295
1991	7	5	$25,329	$5,066
1990	1	1	$203	$203
1983	3	2	$13,761	$6,880
1982	1	1	$10,485	$10,485
1979	1	1	$87	$87

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 riskVery Lowscore 27.7 of 100

Expected annual loss$6.6MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Very Low	$2,134,735
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$913,292
Tornado	Relatively Low	$873,350
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$759,141
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$563,869
Drought	Relatively Moderate	$520,011
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$219,953
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$216,483
Hail	Relatively Low	$167,550
Lightning	Relatively Low	$155,562
Ice storm	Relatively Low	$37,378
Wildfire	Very Low	$8,308
Winter weather	Very Low	$4,095
Landslide	Very Low	$1,339

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 miles21

Tracks within 50 miles6

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Katrina	2005	44 mi	58 mph
Frederic	1979	77 mi	52 mph
Camille	1969	57 mi	58 mph
Audrey	1957	56 mi	40 mph
Baker	1950	70 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1934	19 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	51 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	62 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1923	73 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	10 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	100 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	59 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	81 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1906	28 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1901	74 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	54 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1888	74 mi	69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1881	20 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1879	57 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1860	49 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1855	88 mi	46 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

38916 21
38915 15

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 Calhoun County, MS?

NCEI records 48 hail events in Calhoun County since 1950, in 28 different years; that is about 0.6 recorded events a year. 5 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Calhoun County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 24 tornadoes in Calhoun County since 1950, 7 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 0.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Calhoun County?

6 Feb 2026: Severe Winter Storm, a major disaster declaration for winter storm. The county appears in 22 declarations since 1953.

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

38 NFIP claims since 1978, 32 of them paid, for $807K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

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

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

How does Calhoun County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

67.3 recorded events per 100 square miles against 89.7 statewide, and 2.9 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 29 Sep 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 30 Sep 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.