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Greene 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 28041 · 13,630 residents (2021) · 713 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 55Tornado · 29Flood · 31Wind · 86Winter · 10

Greene 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.

Greene County, Mississippi, has 229 weather events in the NCEI Storm Events record since 1950, most of them damaging wind.

That is 32.1 events per 100 square miles, below the Mississippi figure of 89.7, and 168.0 per 10,000 residents against 142.8 statewide.

2 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 1 death and 32 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $33M and crop damage at $180K.

FEMA has designated the county in 33 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Tropical Storm Arthur (major disaster, 3 Aug 2026).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 45 claims since 1978, of which 38 were paid, totalling $651K (about $17K per paid claim). FEMA counts 32 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" ($9.4M a year across 18 hazards).

77 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 10 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

2events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

229events since 19501 death, 32 injuries recorded

33disaster declarationslast 3 Aug 2026

45NFIP flood claims$651K paid

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Measure	Greene County	Mississippi	US
Recorded events since 1950	229	42,114	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	32.1	89.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	168.0	142.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	2	1,524	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	1	928	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$33M	$31B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	3.3	21.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$17K	$58K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	12.5	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: 1

Wind: 1

Hail: 1Tornado: 5Wind: 5

Hail: 3Tornado: 1Wind: 3

Hail: 17Tornado: 2Flood: 1Wind: 25Tropical: 1

Hail: 16Tornado: 7Flood: 18Wind: 23Winter: 4Tropical: 5Heat: 2Lightning: 2

Hail: 9Tornado: 7Flood: 11Wind: 21Winter: 5Tropical: 2Drought: 2Other: 2

Hail: 9Tornado: 6Flood: 1Wind: 8Winter: 1Tropical: 2

11950s11960s111970s71980s461990s772000s592010s272020s

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

Trend: 108 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 99 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

Wind86

Hail55

Flood31

Tornado29

Winter10

Tropical10

Heat2

Drought2

Lightning2

Other2

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	86	—	0.5%	detail
■ Hail	55	—	0.7%	detail
■ Flood	31	—	0.8%	detail
■ Tornado	29	1	0.8%	detail
■ Winter	10	—	0.5%	detail
■ Tropical	10	—	1.8%
■ Heat	2	—	0.1%
■ Drought	2	—	0.1%
■ Lightning	2	—	0.5%
■ Other	2	—	0.9%

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
15 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF3	$11M	—	1	25	County
19 Feb 1996	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$150K	—	—	4	County
12 Mar 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	81 mph	$50K	—	—	2	County
25 Sep 1998	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$15M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Apr 2022	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	—	—	—	1	County
20 Mar 1983	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$2.5M	—	—	—	County
5 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	81 mph	$1.4M	$130K	—	—	County
15 Nov 2006	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$750K	—	—	—	County
4 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$500K	—	—	—	County
27 Dec 2018	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$500K	—	—	—	County
8 Apr 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	75 mph	$100K	—	—	—	County
23 Feb 2016	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$100K	—	—	—	County
23 Feb 2016	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
3 Aug 2026	DR-4930	Major disaster	Tropical Storm	Tropical Storm Arthur	Public assistance
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
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
31 Dec 2020	DR-4576	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Zeta	Individual assistance, Public assistance
28 Oct 2020	EM-3550	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Zeta	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
14 Feb 2019	DR-4415	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornado	Public assistance
22 Nov 2017	DR-4350	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Nate	Public assistance
25 Mar 2016	DR-4268	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Feb 2013	DR-4101	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance
29 Aug 2012	DR-4081	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Isaac	Public assistance
28 Aug 2012	EM-3348	Emergency	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Isaac	Public assistance
29 Apr 2011	DR-1972	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
12 May 2009	DR-1837	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes	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
10 Jul 2005	DR-1594	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Dennis	Public assistance
15 Sep 2004	DR-1550	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ivan	Individual assistance, Public assistance
1 Oct 2002	DR-1436	Major disaster	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Isidore	Public assistance
1 Oct 1998	DR-1251	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Georges	Individual assistance, Public assistance
28 Sep 1998	EM-3132	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Georges	Public assistance
28 Feb 1990	DR-859	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance
16 Apr 1983	DR-678	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Sep 1979	DR-599	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Frederic	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
18 Aug 1969	DR-271	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Camille	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 Greene County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197845

Paid claims38

Total paid$651K

Average paid claim$17K

Repetitive-loss properties42 severe

Residential policies in force320.4% of 7,767 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2018	2	2	$99,682	$49,841
2017	2	2	$54,224	$27,112
2016	4	4	$135,033	$33,758
2013	3	3	$128,404	$42,801
2012	2	1	$11,333	$11,333
2011	1	1	$17,326	$17,326
2010	1	1	$27,350	$27,350
2009	8	6	$126,975	$21,162
2005	6	2	$17,978	$8,989
1993	1	1	$413	$413
1990	1	1	$4,548	$4,548
1987	1	1	$4,500	$4,500
1983	3	3	$9,882	$3,294
1980	8	8	$12,308	$1,539
1979	2	2	$1,088	$544

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 42.2 of 100

Expected annual loss$9.4MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceVery Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Hurricane	Relatively Moderate	$3,747,454
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$3,225,574
Tornado	Relatively Low	$1,104,543
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$333,938
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$244,103
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$211,096
Lightning	Relatively Low	$169,242
Wildfire	Relatively Low	$158,877
Hail	Relatively Low	$100,081
Earthquake	Very Low	$60,759
Drought	Relatively Low	$33,310
Ice storm	Very Low	$17,080
Winter weather	Very Low	$10,749
Landslide	Very Low	$814

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 miles77

Tracks within 50 miles36

Hurricane strength within 50 miles10

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Claudette	2021	86 mi	40 mph
Sally	2020	79 mi	109 mph
Olga	2019	87 mi	52 mph
Gordon	2018	27 mi	69 mph
Nate	2017	52 mi	75 mph
Lee	2011	28 mi	46 mph
Ida	2009	73 mi	58 mph
Arlene	2005	92 mi	58 mph
Cindy	2005	33 mi	52 mph
Dennis	2005	59 mi	52 mph
Katrina	2005	58 mi	121 mph
Ivan	2004	57 mi	121 mph
Hanna	2002	58 mi	58 mph
Isidore	2002	97 mi	46 mph
Allison	2001	20 mi	46 mph
Georges	1998	45 mi	104 mph
Danny	1997	71 mi	81 mph
Erin	1995	15 mi	75 mph
Elena	1985	65 mi	115 mph
Juan	1985	84 mi	63 mph
Bob	1979	94 mi	46 mph
Frederic	1979	30 mi	109 mph
Edith	1971	85 mi	46 mph
Camille	1969	67 mi	173 mph
Hilda	1964	53 mi	63 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

39456 30
39451 11

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 Greene County, MS?

NCEI records 55 hail events in Greene County since 1950, in 23 different years; that is about 0.7 recorded events a year. 14 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Greene County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 29 tornadoes in Greene County since 1950, 9 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 1.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Greene County?

3 Aug 2026: Tropical Storm Arthur, a major disaster declaration for tropical storm. The county appears in 33 declarations since 1953.

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

45 NFIP claims since 1978, 38 of them paid, for $651K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

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

How does Greene County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

32.1 recorded events per 100 square miles against 89.7 statewide, and 3.3 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.