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Neshoba 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 28099 · 28,993 residents (2021) · 570 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 158Tornado · 62Flood · 49Wind · 356Winter · 18

Neshoba 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.

Neshoba County, Mississippi, has 680 weather events in the NCEI Storm Events record since 1950, most of them damaging wind.

That is 119.3 events per 100 square miles, above the Mississippi figure of 89.7, and 234.5 per 10,000 residents against 142.8 statewide.

12 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 4 deaths and 80 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $191M and crop damage at $56M.

FEMA has designated the county in 25 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 9 claims since 1978, of which 7 were paid, totalling $58K (about $8K per paid claim). FEMA counts 36 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 "Relatively Low" ($15M a year across 18 hazards).

34 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 1 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

12events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

680events since 19504 deaths, 80 injuries recorded

25disaster declarationslast 6 Feb 2026

9NFIP flood claims$58K paid

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Measure	Neshoba County	Mississippi	US
Recorded events since 1950	680	42,114	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	119.3	89.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	234.5	142.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	12	1,524	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	4	928	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$191M	$31B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	0.3	21.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$8K	$58K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	2.8	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

Tornado: 6

Tornado: 2Wind: 2

Hail: 4Tornado: 8Wind: 9

Hail: 8Tornado: 6Wind: 16

Hail: 50Tornado: 2Flood: 3Wind: 53Winter: 3

Hail: 52Tornado: 13Flood: 12Wind: 107Winter: 1Tropical: 4Heat: 4Drought: 7Lightning: 2

Hail: 33Tornado: 22Flood: 21Wind: 106Winter: 8Heat: 1Cold: 1Drought: 5Lightning: 4Other: 1

Hail: 11Tornado: 3Flood: 13Wind: 63Winter: 6Tropical: 1Cold: 1Drought: 5Lightning: 1

61950s41960s211970s301980s1111990s2022000s2022010s1042020s

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

Trend: 363 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 260 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

Wind356

Hail158

Tornado62

Flood49

Winter18

Drought17

Lightning7

Tropical5

Heat5

Cold2

Other1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	356	1	1.9%	detail
■ Hail	158	—	1.9%	detail
■ Tornado	62	3	1.8%	detail
■ Flood	49	—	1.3%	detail
■ Winter	18	—	1.0%	detail
■ Drought	17	—	1.2%
■ Lightning	7	—	1.8%
■ Tropical	5	—	0.9%
■ Heat	5	—	0.2%
■ Cold	2	—	0.6%
■ 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
3 Apr 1982	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$25M	—	3	35	County
18 Apr 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	$20K	—	1	—	County
29 Aug 2005	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$100M	$50M	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Feb 1958	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$2.5M	—	—	10	County
27 Jun 1957	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$25K	—	—	9	County
18 Jan 1973	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	8	County
2 Jul 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	—	—	—	8	County
20 Feb 1954	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	5	County
22 Jul 2006	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	—	3	County
3 Apr 1982	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$25M	—	—	—	County
18 Apr 2019	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$15M	$25K	—	—	County
8 Nov 1957	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	1	County
13 Oct 1970	Tornado	Tornado	F1	—	—	—	1	County
18 Apr 2019	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$2.0M	—	—	—	County
9 Apr 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	85 mph	$2.0M	—	—	—	County
1 Jun 2007	Drought	Drought	—	—	$1.3M	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Apr 2014	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$400K	$750K	—	—	County
27 Nov 1994	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$1.0M	—	—	—	County
5 Jan 2007	Tornado	Tornado	F0	$1.0M	—	—	—	County
15 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$800K	$200K	—	—	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	Public assistance
24 Jan 2026	EM-3640	Emergency	Winter Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
10 Jun 2024	DR-4790	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual 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
4 May 2021	DR-4598	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	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
6 Dec 2019	DR-4470	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
29 Aug 2012	DR-4081	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane 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
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	Public assistance
24 Apr 2003	DR-1459	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods	Individual assistance, Public assistance
17 Apr 2001	DR-1365	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public 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
25 Nov 1992	DR-968	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms, High Winds & Tornadoes	Individual assistance
10 Apr 1982	EM-3084	Emergency	Tornado	Tornadoes	Individual assistance
16 Apr 1979	DR-577	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Storms, Tornadoes, Floods	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

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 Neshoba County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 19789

Paid claims7

Total paid$58K

Average paid claim$8K

Repetitive-loss properties10 severe

Residential policies in force360.3% of 12,708 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2020	1	1	$10,429	$10,429
2014	3	2	$16,303	$8,151
2009	1	1	$28,295	$28,295
2001	1	0	$0	—
1983	3	3	$3,465	$1,155

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 58.3 of 100

Expected annual loss$15MRelatively Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$4,133,541
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$3,792,486
Cold wave	Relatively Moderate	$1,801,009
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$1,649,353
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	$803,780
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$796,866
Hail	Relatively Moderate	$736,381
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$665,409
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	$241,549
Drought	Relatively Low	$171,987
Ice storm	Relatively Moderate	$125,733
Winter weather	Relatively Low	$46,495
Wildfire	Very Low	$22,039
Landslide	Relatively Low	$2,933

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 miles34

Tracks within 50 miles11

Hurricane strength within 50 miles1

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Ida	2021	89 mi	40 mph
Zeta	2020	94 mi	69 mph
Olga	2019	89 mi	52 mph
Nate	2017	76 mi	40 mph
Lee	2011	99 mi	46 mph
Katrina	2005	11 mi	58 mph
Isidore	2002	55 mi	46 mph
Erin	1995	31 mi	40 mph
Frederic	1979	45 mi	75 mph
Edith	1971	80 mi	46 mph
Camille	1969	69 mi	86 mph
Baker	1950	70 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1948	31 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1934	78 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	19 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	77 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	85 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1923	10 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	57 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	33 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	89 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	40 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1907	96 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1906	27 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1901	30 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

39350 9

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 Neshoba County, MS?

NCEI records 158 hail events in Neshoba County since 1950, in 43 different years; that is about 2.1 recorded events a year. 28 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Neshoba County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 62 tornadoes in Neshoba County since 1950, 19 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 3.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Neshoba County?

6 Feb 2026: Severe Winter Storm, a major disaster declaration for winter storm. The county appears in 25 declarations since 1953.

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

9 NFIP claims since 1978, 7 of them paid, for $58K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Neshoba 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, "Relatively Low" for expected annual loss, "Relatively High" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Neshoba County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

119.3 recorded events per 100 square miles against 89.7 statewide, and 0.3 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.