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Wind in DeSoto County, Mississippi
213 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
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. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
DeSoto County, Mississippi, has 213 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 44 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 131 events against 61 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.1% of the 18,831 wind events recorded in Mississippi; its 44.7 per 100 square miles compares with 40.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
60 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 12 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | DeSoto County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 213 | 18,831 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 44.7 | 40.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 11.3 | 63.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
10Feb
5Mar
19Apr
30May
39Jun
44Jul
23Aug
14Sep
7Oct
8Nov
10Dec
4
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 156 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 213. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $3.0M | — | — | 1 | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.7M | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Oct 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has DeSoto County had?
213 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in DeSoto County?
1 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in DeSoto County?
The thunderstorm wind of 13 Jun 2011, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.0M.
How does DeSoto County compare with Mississippi for wind?
44.7 events per 100 square miles against 40.1 statewide; the county holds 213 of the state's 18,831 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.