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Oktibbeha 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 28105 · 51,842 residents (2021) · 458 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 79Tornado · 33Flood · 52Wind · 239Winter · 30

Oktibbeha 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.

The NCEI record lists 469 events for Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026; damaging wind account for the largest share.

That is 102.3 events per 100 square miles, in line with the Mississippi figure of 89.7, and 90.5 per 10,000 residents against 142.8 statewide.

10 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 1 death and 45 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $130M and crop damage at $20M.

FEMA has designated the county in 19 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 44 claims since 1978, of which 28 were paid, totalling $678K (about $24K per paid claim). FEMA counts 266 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" ($19M a year across 18 hazards).

27 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

469events since 19501 death, 45 injuries recorded

19disaster declarationslast 6 Feb 2026

44NFIP flood claims$678K paid

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Measure	Oktibbeha County	Mississippi	US
Recorded events since 1950	469	42,114	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	102.3	89.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	90.5	142.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	10	1,524	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	1	928	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$130M	$31B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	0.8	21.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$24K	$58K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	4.5	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: 2

Tornado: 3Wind: 6

Hail: 3Tornado: 1Wind: 10

Hail: 2Tornado: 3Wind: 9

Hail: 15Flood: 2Wind: 26Winter: 2

Hail: 28Tornado: 9Flood: 7Wind: 49Winter: 5Tropical: 4Heat: 4Drought: 7Lightning: 1

Hail: 26Tornado: 11Flood: 24Wind: 84Winter: 13Heat: 1Cold: 1Drought: 6Lightning: 3Other: 2

Hail: 5Tornado: 4Flood: 19Wind: 55Winter: 10Tropical: 1Cold: 1Drought: 4Lightning: 1

21950s91960s141970s141980s451990s1142000s1712010s1002020s

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

Trend: 320 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 111 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

Wind239

Hail79

Flood52

Tornado33

Winter30

Drought17

Tropical5

Heat5

Lightning5

Cold2

Other2

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	239	—	1.3%	detail
■ Hail	79	—	0.9%	detail
■ Flood	52	—	1.4%	detail
■ Tornado	33	1	0.9%	detail
■ Winter	30	—	1.6%	detail
■ Drought	17	—	1.2%
■ Tropical	5	—	0.9%
■ Heat	5	—	0.2%
■ Lightning	5	—	1.3%
■ Cold	2	—	0.6%
■ 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
20 Feb 1951	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$3K	—	1	1	County
29 Nov 2010	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$850K	—	—	15	County
10 Apr 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	—	—	—	15	County
29 Aug 2005	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$100M	$15M	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Sep 2005	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$2.0M	—	—	7	County
28 Jan 1974	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$25K	—	—	3	County
20 Jan 1954	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$25K	—	—	2	County
3 Mar 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	$50K	—	—	1	County
3 Mar 2023	High Wind	Wind	60 mph	$20K	—	—	1	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	—	$10M	—	—	—	County
1 Jan 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$3.0M	—	—	—	County
8 May 2025	Hail	Hail	2.25 in	$1.8M	—	—	—	County
1 Jun 2007	Drought	Drought	—	—	$1.2M	—	—	Forecast zone
1 May 2007	Drought	Drought	—	—	$1.0M	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Oct 2023	Drought	Drought	—	—	$1.0M	—	—	Forecast zone
8 May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	75 mph	$1.0M	—	—	—	County
23 Dec 1998	Ice Storm	Winter	—	$800K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Apr 2011	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$700K	—	—	—	County
24 Apr 2010	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$650K	—	—	—	County
9 Feb 2011	Heavy Snow	Winter	—	$650K	—	—	—	Forecast zone

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
22 Oct 2021	DR-4626	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ida	Public assistance
28 Aug 2021	EM-3569	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Ida	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
12 Mar 2020	DR-4478	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
6 Dec 2019	DR-4470	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
20 Jun 2019	DR-4450	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
29 Apr 2010	DR-1906	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual 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
14 Nov 2002	DR-1443	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes	Individual assistance
23 Feb 2001	DR-1360	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
25 Jan 1999	DR-1265	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms, Ice And Freezing Rain	Public assistance
17 May 1991	DR-906	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
16 Apr 1979	DR-577	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Storms, Tornadoes, Floods	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 Oktibbeha County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197844

Paid claims28

Total paid$678K

Average paid claim$24K

Repetitive-loss properties30 severe

Residential policies in force2661.7% of 15,697 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2025	3	3	$307,008	$102,336
2022	1	0	$0	—
2021	2	2	$136,867	$68,433
2020	2	1	$38,279	$38,279
2019	3	1	$86,138	$86,138
2017	1	0	$0	—
2015	1	0	$0	—
2013	2	1	$241	$241
2011	1	1	$8,936	$8,936
2009	1	1	$2,115	$2,115
2005	2	0	$0	—
2004	2	1	$7,681	$7,681
2003	1	0	$0	—
2001	1	1	$1,221	$1,221
1998	1	0	$0	—
1991	2	1	$2,451	$2,451
1990	1	1	$2,123	$2,123
1984	1	1	$9,945	$9,945
1983	3	2	$25,683	$12,842
1982	4	3	$5,568	$1,856
1980	1	1	$2,092	$2,092
1979	8	7	$41,714	$5,959

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 62.8 of 100

Expected annual loss$19MRelatively Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceRelatively Moderate

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$6,031,242
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$3,956,026
Cold wave	Relatively Moderate	$2,843,880
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$2,341,850
Heat wave	Relatively Moderate	$1,344,318
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	$653,439
Hail	Relatively Moderate	$633,920
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	$473,002
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$451,397
Ice storm	Relatively Moderate	$193,207
Drought	Relatively Low	$149,987
Winter weather	Relatively Moderate	$88,073
Wildfire	Very Low	$18,436
Landslide	Very Low	$918

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 miles27

Tracks within 50 miles12

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Zeta	2020	91 mi	69 mph
Nate	2017	99 mi	40 mph
Katrina	2005	49 mi	58 mph
Erin	1995	79 mi	40 mph
Frederic	1979	64 mi	75 mph
Camille	1969	71 mi	58 mph
Audrey	1957	89 mi	40 mph
Baker	1950	39 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1948	79 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1934	62 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	54 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	76 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1923	38 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	29 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	80 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	30 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	36 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1906	43 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1901	31 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	10 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1892	84 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1881	41 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1880	89 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1879	22 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1860	58 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

39759 35
39760 6

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 Oktibbeha County, MS?

NCEI records 79 hail events in Oktibbeha County since 1950, in 37 different years; that is about 1.0 recorded events a year. 17 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Oktibbeha County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 33 tornadoes in Oktibbeha County since 1950, 8 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 1.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Oktibbeha County?

6 Feb 2026: Severe Winter Storm, a major disaster declaration for winter storm. The county appears in 19 declarations since 1953.

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

44 NFIP claims since 1978, 28 of them paid, for $678K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

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

How does Oktibbeha County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

102.3 recorded events per 100 square miles against 89.7 statewide, and 0.8 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.