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Grenada 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 28043 · 21,365 residents (2021) · 422 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 74Tornado · 21Flood · 68Wind · 237Winter · 23

Grenada 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.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 456 storm events in Grenada County, Mississippi, led by damaging wind.

That is 108.0 events per 100 square miles, in line with the Mississippi figure of 89.7, and 213.4 per 10,000 residents against 142.8 statewide.

10 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 9 deaths and 19 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $17M and crop damage at $12M.

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 320 claims since 1978, of which 260 were paid, totalling $3.7M (about $14K per paid claim). FEMA counts 155 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" ($12M a year across 18 hazards).

20 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.

10events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

456events since 19509 deaths, 19 injuries recorded

27disaster declarationslast 6 Feb 2026

320NFIP flood claims$3.7M paid

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Measure	Grenada County	Mississippi	US
Recorded events since 1950	456	42,114	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	108.0	89.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	213.4	142.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	10	1,524	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	9	928	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$17M	$31B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	15.0	21.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$14K	$58K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	5.8	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

Hail: 1Wind: 2

Tornado: 5Wind: 1

Hail: 5Tornado: 5Wind: 10

Hail: 5Wind: 6

Hail: 7Tornado: 3Flood: 2Wind: 27Winter: 2

Hail: 29Tornado: 4Flood: 29Wind: 65Winter: 4Tropical: 2Heat: 4Drought: 4Lightning: 1

Hail: 22Tornado: 2Flood: 29Wind: 83Winter: 9Tropical: 1Heat: 1Cold: 1Drought: 7Lightning: 3Other: 1

Hail: 5Tornado: 2Flood: 8Wind: 43Winter: 8Tropical: 1Cold: 2Drought: 5

31950s61960s201970s111980s411990s1422000s1592010s742020s

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

Trend: 291 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 123 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

Wind237

Hail74

Flood68

Winter23

Tornado21

Drought16

Heat5

Tropical4

Lightning4

Cold3

Other1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	237	—	1.3%	detail
■ Hail	74	—	0.9%	detail
■ Flood	68	—	1.8%	detail
■ Winter	23	1	1.2%	detail
■ Tornado	21	7	0.6%	detail
■ Drought	16	—	1.2%
■ Heat	5	—	0.2%
■ Tropical	4	—	0.7%
■ Lightning	4	—	1.0%
■ Cold	3	1	0.9%
■ Other	1	—	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
4 Feb 1971	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$25K	—	7	—	County
25 Jan 2008	Winter Weather	Winter	—	$200K	—	1	2	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2026	Cold/Wind Chill	Cold	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
29 Aug 2005	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$1.0M	$10M	—	4	Forecast zone
9 Dec 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	—	$25K	—	—	5	County
14 Mar 2025	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	—	—	—	3	County
14 Jan 2024	Winter Storm	Winter	—	—	—	—	2	Forecast zone
22 Jun 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	$500K	—	—	1	County
18 Aug 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	66 mph	$120K	—	—	1	County
28 May 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	—	—	—	1	County
23 Dec 1998	Ice Storm	Winter	—	$2.5M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Apr 2003	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$1.0M	—	—	—	County
1 Oct 2006	Drought	Drought	—	—	$800K	—	—	Forecast zone
5 May 2003	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$500K	—	—	—	County
19 Jun 2007	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$500K	—	—	—	County
1 Oct 2010	Drought	Drought	—	—	$500K	—	—	Forecast zone
10 May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	69 mph	$400K	—	—	—	County
1 Jun 2007	Drought	Drought	—	—	$400K	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2010	Cold/Wind Chill	Cold	—	$400K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2001	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$350K	—	—	—	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	Individual assistance, 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
23 Apr 2020	DR-4538	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides	Public assistance
16 Apr 2020	DR-4536	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Individual assistance, 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
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
30 Aug 2008	EM-3291	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav	Public assistance
29 Aug 2005	DR-1604	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina	Public assistance
7 Dec 2001	DR-1398	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding	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, Public assistance
5 Mar 1991	DR-895	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance
21 Dec 1983	EM-3087	Emergency	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance
24 Apr 1978	EM-3063	Emergency	Tornado	Tornadoes	Individual 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
22 Feb 1971	DR-302	Major disaster	Tornado	Storms & Tornadoes	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 Grenada County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 1978320

Paid claims260

Total paid$3.7M

Average paid claim$14K

Repetitive-loss properties552 severe

Residential policies in force1551.7% of 9,229 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2021	1	1	$33,470	$33,470
2020	1	0	$0	—
2019	6	4	$92,776	$23,194
2017	1	1	$10,374	$10,374
2014	5	3	$21,701	$7,234
2010	2	0	$0	—
2009	3	2	$5,725	$2,863
2007	6	4	$19,414	$4,854
2005	6	4	$51,570	$12,893
2004	1	1	$8,444	$8,444
2003	11	10	$90,832	$9,083
2002	7	5	$136,945	$27,389
2000	27	13	$115,224	$8,863
1997	6	0	$0	—
1995	3	1	$173	$173
1994	1	1	$14,378	$14,378
1991	87	71	$725,479	$10,218
1990	1	0	$0	—
1986	2	1	$3,196	$3,196
1984	1	1	$1,326	$1,326
1983	94	91	$1,752,195	$19,255
1982	43	43	$645,224	$15,005
1980	2	1	$338	$338
1979	3	2	$4,930	$2,465

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 55.4 of 100

Expected annual loss$12MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityVery High

Community resilienceRelatively High

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$5,562,831
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$1,990,585
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$1,382,262
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$854,630
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$557,842
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	$504,531
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	$361,143
Hail	Relatively Low	$351,235
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$145,059
Drought	Relatively Low	$87,239
Ice storm	Relatively Low	$71,484
Wildfire	Very Low	$29,044
Landslide	Relatively Low	$3,910
Winter weather	Very Low	$3,848

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 miles20

Tracks within 50 miles8

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Katrina	2005	73 mi	58 mph
Camille	1969	31 mi	58 mph
Audrey	1957	79 mi	46 mph
Baker	1950	95 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1934	38 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	32 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	34 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1923	80 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1923	73 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	18 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	81 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	92 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1906	17 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1905	97 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1901	83 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	66 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1888	70 mi	69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1881	49 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1879	77 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1860	22 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

38901 314

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 Grenada County, MS?

NCEI records 74 hail events in Grenada County since 1950, in 31 different years; that is about 1.0 recorded events a year. 10 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Grenada County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 21 tornadoes in Grenada County since 1950, 10 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 7.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Grenada 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 Grenada County, and how much was paid?

320 NFIP claims since 1978, 260 of them paid, for $3.7M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

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

How does Grenada County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

108.0 recorded events per 100 square miles against 89.7 statewide, and 15.0 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.