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Wind in Kemper County, Mississippi
195 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.
Kemper County, Mississippi, has 195 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 45 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 41 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 104 events against 81 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1% of the 18,831 wind events recorded in Mississippi; its 25.5 per 100 square miles compares with 40.1 statewide.
79 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 12 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Kemper County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 195 | 18,831 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 25.5 | 40.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 220.9 | 63.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | April | June | June |
By year
195019882026
Seasonality
Jan
8Feb
13Mar
21Apr
41May
25Jun
28Jul
22Aug
12Sep
4Oct
9Nov
6Dec
6
8Feb
13Mar
21Apr
41May
25Jun
28Jul
22Aug
12Sep
4Oct
9Nov
6Dec
6
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
All 195 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $45K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $95K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Dec 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $130K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Feb 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2006 | High Wind | 46 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $22K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $250K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $70K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 25 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jan 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 3 May 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Nov 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Oct 1955 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Kemper County had?
195 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 Kemper County?
24 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Kemper County?
The thunderstorm wind of 13 Jan 2005, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K.
How does Kemper County compare with Mississippi for wind?
25.5 events per 100 square miles against 40.1 statewide; the county holds 195 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.