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Chickasaw 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 28017 · 17,011 residents (2021) · 502 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 55Tornado · 30Flood · 16Wind · 160Winter · 25

Chickasaw 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.

Chickasaw County, Mississippi, has 424 weather events in the NCEI Storm Events record since 1950, most of them damaging wind.

That is 84.5 events per 100 square miles, in line with the Mississippi figure of 89.7, and 249.3 per 10,000 residents against 142.8 statewide.

21 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 5 deaths and 34 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $9.5M and crop damage at $1K.

FEMA has designated the county in 23 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 3 claims since 1978, of which 2 were paid, totalling $8K (about $4K per paid claim). FEMA counts 9 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" ($9.6M a year across 18 hazards).

22 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.

21events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

424events since 19505 deaths, 34 injuries recorded

23disaster declarationslast 6 Feb 2026

3NFIP flood claims$8K paid

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Measure	Chickasaw County	Mississippi	US
Recorded events since 1950	424	42,114	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	84.5	89.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	249.3	142.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	21	1,524	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	5	928	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$9.5M	$31B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	0.2	21.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$4K	$58K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	11.1	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: 2

Tornado: 1Wind: 4

Tornado: 1Wind: 5

Hail: 2Tornado: 5Wind: 13

Hail: 22Tornado: 5Flood: 1Wind: 32Winter: 3Lightning: 1

Hail: 16Tornado: 5Flood: 2Wind: 43Winter: 5Tropical: 3Heat: 1Drought: 7

Hail: 11Tornado: 3Flood: 5Wind: 26Winter: 11Heat: 22Drought: 12

Hail: 4Tornado: 8Flood: 8Wind: 37Winter: 6Heat: 75Cold: 7Drought: 10

21950s51960s61970s201980s641990s822000s902010s1552020s

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

Trend: 275 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 120 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

Wind160

Heat98

Hail55

Tornado30

Drought29

Winter25

Flood16

Cold7

Tropical3

Lightning1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	160	2	0.8%	detail
■ Heat	98	—	3.6%
■ Hail	55	—	0.7%	detail
■ Tornado	30	3	0.8%	detail
■ Drought	29	—	2.1%
■ Winter	25	—	1.3%	detail
■ Flood	16	—	0.4%	detail
■ Cold	7	—	2.1%
■ Tropical	3	—	0.5%
■ 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
27 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF3	$2.0M	—	3	25	County
6 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	—	—	2	2	County
22 Nov 1992	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	2	County
27 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF3	$250K	—	—	2	County
26 Jun 1994	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$500K	—	—	1	County
12 Jun 2014	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$100K	—	—	1	County
20 Apr 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	—	—	—	1	County
19 Jan 1988	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$2.5M	—	—	—	County
7 May 2003	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$1.0M	—	—	—	County
12 Mar 1975	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
22 Dec 1988	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
5 May 1991	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
22 Nov 1992	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
7 Jun 2025	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$200K	—	—	—	County
14 Apr 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	$110K	—	—	—	County
1 Jul 2020	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$100K	—	—	—	County
9 Jun 2021	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$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	Public assistance
24 Jan 2026	EM-3640	Emergency	Winter Storm	Severe Winter Storm	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
12 Mar 2020	DR-4478	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
6 Dec 2019	DR-4470	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
23 Apr 2019	DR-4429	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Public assistance
4 Jan 2016	DR-4248	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	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	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
25 Nov 1992	DR-968	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms, High Winds & Tornadoes	Individual assistance
17 May 1991	DR-906	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
22 Feb 1977	EM-3032	Emergency	Snowstorm	Drought & Freezing	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 Chickasaw County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 19783

Paid claims2

Total paid$8K

Average paid claim$4K

Repetitive-loss properties10 severe

Residential policies in force90.1% of 7,434 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2021	1	0	$0	—
1999	1	1	$5,002	$5,002
1994	1	1	$3,168	$3,168

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 43.9 of 100

Expected annual loss$9.6MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityVery High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Very Low	$2,135,256
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$1,909,650
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$1,326,902
Cold wave	Relatively Moderate	$1,235,955
Strong wind	Relatively High	$1,183,861
Drought	Relatively Moderate	$577,786
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$539,462
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$326,655
Lightning	Relatively Low	$196,650
Hail	Relatively Low	$114,698
Ice storm	Relatively Low	$60,535
Wildfire	Very Low	$10,295
Winter weather	Very Low	$5,414
Landslide	Very Low	$293

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 miles22

Tracks within 50 miles8

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Katrina	2005	23 mi	58 mph
Frederic	1979	54 mi	52 mph
Camille	1969	76 mi	58 mph
Audrey	1957	53 mi	40 mph
Baker	1950	57 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1934	32 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	66 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	81 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1923	72 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	28 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	77 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	39 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	69 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1906	44 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1901	66 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	45 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1888	89 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1881	6 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1879	39 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1860	85 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1860	54 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1855	75 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.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Chickasaw County, MS?

NCEI records 55 hail events in Chickasaw County since 1950, in 24 different years; that is about 0.7 recorded events a year. 13 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Chickasaw County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 30 tornadoes in Chickasaw County since 1950, 6 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 3.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Chickasaw County?

6 Feb 2026: Severe Winter Storm, a major disaster declaration for winter storm. The county appears in 23 declarations since 1953.

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

3 NFIP claims since 1978, 2 of them paid, for $8K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Chickasaw 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 Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Chickasaw County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

84.5 recorded events per 100 square miles against 89.7 statewide, and 0.2 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.