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Wind in Marion 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.
Marion County, Mississippi, has 213 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 49 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 37 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 110 events against 88 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 39.3 per 100 square miles compares with 40.1 statewide.
66 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 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 | Marion County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 213 | 18,831 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 39.3 | 40.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 87.4 | 63.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | April | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
12Feb
12Mar
23Apr
37May
20Jun
35Jul
26Aug
19Sep
5Oct
8Nov
8Dec
8
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 143 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2014 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2010 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | $30K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $250K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 1998 | High Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Marion 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 Marion County?
25 Jun 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Marion County?
The thunderstorm wind of 27 Jan 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Marion County compare with Mississippi for wind?
39.3 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.