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Wind in Scott County, Mississippi
310 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.
NCEI records 310 wind events in Scott County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 52 years.
July is the busiest month, with 48 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 181 events against 111 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.6% of the 18,831 wind events recorded in Mississippi; its 50.9 per 100 square miles compares with 40.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
112 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 23 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 | Scott County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 310 | 18,831 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 50.9 | 40.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 112.3 | 63.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
17Feb
17Mar
29Apr
47May
37Jun
38Jul
48Aug
41Sep
5Oct
5Nov
13Dec
13
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 179 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 310. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $4K | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $1.5M | — | 1 | 7 | County |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 62 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2012 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1.0M | $1.3M | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $600K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $300K | $700K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $900K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $110K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2006 | High Wind | 52 mph | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Strong Wind | 54 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 89 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jan 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $160K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Scott County had?
310 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 Scott County?
7 Mar 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 63 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Scott County?
The thunderstorm wind of 2 Aug 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M and crop damage at $1.3M.
How does Scott County compare with Mississippi for wind?
50.9 events per 100 square miles against 40.1 statewide; the county holds 310 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.