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Pike 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 28113 · 39,973 residents (2021) · 409 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 85Tornado · 37Flood · 16Wind · 203Winter · 11

Pike 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.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 401 storm events in Pike County, Mississippi, led by damaging wind.

That is 98.0 events per 100 square miles, in line with the Mississippi figure of 89.7, and 100.3 per 10,000 residents against 142.8 statewide.

14 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 6 deaths and 219 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $329M.

FEMA has designated the county in 34 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 190 claims since 1978, of which 165 were paid, totalling $4.3M (about $26K per paid claim). FEMA counts 78 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" ($18M a year across 18 hazards).

67 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 3 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

14events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

401events since 19506 deaths, 219 injuries recorded

34disaster declarationslast 6 Feb 2026

190NFIP flood claims$4.3M paid

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Measure	Pike County	Mississippi	US
Recorded events since 1950	401	42,114	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	98.0	89.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	100.3	142.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	14	1,524	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	6	928	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$329M	$31B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	4.8	21.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$26K	$58K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	6.4	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: 2Tornado: 2Wind: 2

Hail: 5Tornado: 3Wind: 20

Hail: 17Tornado: 5Wind: 16

Hail: 21Tornado: 7Flood: 3Wind: 52Cold: 2Lightning: 1Other: 2

Hail: 25Tornado: 4Flood: 5Wind: 61Winter: 3Tropical: 4Lightning: 4Other: 4

Hail: 13Tornado: 4Flood: 5Wind: 30Winter: 6Tropical: 2

Hail: 2Tornado: 12Flood: 3Wind: 22Winter: 2Tropical: 3Heat: 18Cold: 2Drought: 6Other: 1

01950s61960s281970s381980s881990s1102000s602010s712020s

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

Trend: 160 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 179 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

Wind203

Hail85

Tornado37

Heat18

Flood16

Winter11

Tropical9

Other7

Drought6

Lightning5

Cold4

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	203	1	1.1%	detail
■ Hail	85	—	1.0%	detail
■ Tornado	37	4	1.0%	detail
■ Heat	18	—	0.7%
■ Flood	16	—	0.4%	detail
■ Winter	11	—	0.6%	detail
■ Tropical	9	—	1.6%
■ Other	7	—	3.3%
■ Drought	6	—	0.4%
■ Lightning	5	1	1.3%
■ Cold	4	—	1.2%

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
10 Jan 1975	Tornado	Tornado	F4	$25M	—	4	200	County
26 Apr 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	64 mph	$5K	—	1	—	County
26 Aug 2006	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	1	—	County
28 Aug 2005	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$294M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Apr 1992	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	5	County
20 Nov 1986	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	4	County
13 Dec 1977	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$2.5M	—	—	2	County
6 Apr 2005	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$200K	—	—	2	County
9 Mar 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	$50K	—	—	2	County
8 Apr 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	69 mph	$30K	—	—	1	County
2 Apr 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	$5K	—	—	1	County
16 Nov 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	86 mph	—	—	—	1	County
2 Oct 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	—	—	—	1	County
2 Oct 2002	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$1.7M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Aug 2021	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$1.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Sep 2008	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$500K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Aug 2016	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$440K	—	—	—	County
11 Nov 1962	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
31 Mar 1981	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
12 Mar 1986	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	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
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	Individual assistance, 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
8 Oct 2020	EM-3548	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Delta	Public assistance
14 Sep 2020	EM-3544	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Sally	Public assistance
23 Aug 2020	EM-3539	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Marco And Tropical Storm Laura	Public assistance
9 Jul 2020	DR-4551	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	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
29 Aug 2012	DR-4081	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Isaac	Individual assistance, Public assistance
28 Aug 2012	EM-3348	Emergency	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Isaac	Public assistance
22 Sep 2008	DR-1794	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav	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
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
1 Oct 2002	DR-1436	Major disaster	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Isidore	Individual assistance, Public assistance
23 Feb 2001	DR-1360	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes	Individual assistance
1 Oct 1998	DR-1251	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Georges	Individual assistance
28 Sep 1998	EM-3132	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Georges	Public assistance
28 Feb 1990	DR-859	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
16 Apr 1983	DR-678	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes	Individual assistance
19 Apr 1980	DR-618	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Storms, Flood, Mudslides & Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
22 Feb 1977	EM-3032	Emergency	Snowstorm	Drought & Freezing	Public assistance
30 Jan 1975	DR-456	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
18 Jan 1975	EM-3006	Emergency	Tornado	Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
18 Apr 1974	DR-430	Major disaster	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
27 Mar 1973	DR-368	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
19 Jan 1972	DR-318	Major disaster	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	Public assistance
18 Aug 1969	DR-271	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Camille	Individual assistance, Public assistance
25 Sep 1965	DR-210	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Betsy	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 Pike County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 1978190

Paid claims165

Total paid$4.3M

Average paid claim$26K

Repetitive-loss properties166 severe

Residential policies in force780.4% of 22,434 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2026	3	2	$225,239	$112,619
2025	1	1	$21,801	$21,801
2023	1	0	$0	—
2016	8	7	$238,097	$34,014
2015	1	1	$4,830	$4,830
2014	6	6	$150,228	$25,038
2012	15	12	$984,379	$82,032
2011	3	2	$2,439	$1,219
2010	1	1	$26,258	$26,258
2009	9	9	$534,489	$59,388
2008	2	2	$54,990	$27,495
2006	6	6	$742,974	$123,829
2005	3	1	$20,339	$20,339
2003	3	2	$18,647	$9,324
2002	16	12	$297,878	$24,823
1999	1	1	$16,245	$16,245
1998	1	1	$88,500	$88,500
1997	9	9	$148,766	$16,530
1995	3	3	$43,568	$14,523
1994	16	13	$119,501	$9,192
1993	3	3	$9,412	$3,137
1992	1	1	$500	$500
1991	3	3	$11,813	$3,938
1990	9	9	$109,955	$12,217
1989	5	5	$25,393	$5,079

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 70.4 of 100

Expected annual loss$18MRelatively Low

Social vulnerabilityVery High

Community resilienceRelatively Moderate

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$6,512,668
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$4,390,470
Hurricane	Relatively Moderate	$3,138,047
Heat wave	Relatively Moderate	$1,032,484
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	$691,782
Hail	Relatively Moderate	$537,352
Lightning	Relatively High	$504,914
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$354,205
Earthquake	Very Low	$190,706
Drought	Relatively Low	$132,700
Wildfire	Relatively Low	$119,311
Ice storm	Relatively Moderate	$100,242
Winter weather	Very Low	$9,920
Landslide	Very Low	$426

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 miles67

Tracks within 50 miles29

Hurricane strength within 50 miles3

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Francine	2024	47 mi	52 mph
Claudette	2021	50 mi	40 mph
Ida	2021	37 mi	121 mph
Cristobal	2020	42 mi	52 mph
Zeta	2020	74 mi	98 mph
Olga	2019	43 mi	52 mph
Gordon	2018	91 mi	52 mph
Nate	2017	99 mi	75 mph
Isaac	2012	77 mi	63 mph
Lee	2011	44 mi	46 mph
Cindy	2005	86 mi	52 mph
Katrina	2005	47 mi	121 mph
Bill	2003	54 mi	52 mph
Isidore	2002	79 mi	63 mph
Allison	2001	68 mi	46 mph
Georges	1998	92 mi	75 mph
Andrew	1992	47 mi	58 mph
Beryl	1988	74 mi	52 mph
Elena	1985	12 mi	115 mph
Bob	1979	17 mi	46 mph
Edith	1971	52 mi	69 mph
Camille	1969	58 mi	173 mph
Betsy	1965	84 mi	75 mph
Hilda	1964	42 mi	81 mph
Ethel	1960	83 mi	81 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

39648 103
39652 52
39666 33
39649 17
39657 9
39635 7

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 Pike County, MS?

NCEI records 85 hail events in Pike County since 1950, in 37 different years; that is about 1.1 recorded events a year. 30 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Pike County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 37 tornadoes in Pike County since 1950, 8 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 4.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Pike County?

6 Feb 2026: Severe Winter Storm, a major disaster declaration for winter storm. The county appears in 34 declarations since 1953.

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

190 NFIP claims since 1978, 165 of them paid, for $4.3M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Pike 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, "Very High" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Moderate" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Pike County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

98.0 recorded events per 100 square miles against 89.7 statewide, and 4.8 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.