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Mississippi, 1973

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

174events recorded105 in 1972

2deaths recorded185 injuries

$11Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

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.

Events by hazard

Wind105

Tornado46

Hail23

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1973 was 174 against 105 in 1972.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1973
Hinds County	10
Bolivar County	8
Jones County	7
Rankin County	7
Simpson County	6
Jackson County	5
Lauderdale County	5
Leflore County	5
Lincoln County	5
Pontotoc County	5
Clarke County	4
DeSoto County	4
Lafayette County	4
Lee County	4
Neshoba County	4
Panola County	4
Sunflower County	4
Washington County	4
Adams County	3
Coahoma County	3
Copiah County	3
Grenada County	3
Jefferson Davis County	3
Leake County	3
Lowndes County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
27 Nov 1973	DeSoto	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	50
27 May 1973	Jones	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	35
24 Apr 1973	Tallahatchie	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	42
27 Nov 1973	DeSoto	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	15
27 Nov 1973	DeSoto	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	10
18 Jan 1973	Neshoba	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	8
4 Dec 1973	Washington	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	6
26 Nov 1973	Webster	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	5
26 May 1973	Pearl River	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	4
27 May 1973	Lauderdale	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
11 May 1973	Marshall	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
11 Mar 1973	Simpson	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
27 May 1973	Clarke	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
27 May 1973	Clarke	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
27 May 1973	Clarke	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
13 Feb 1973	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	1
27 Nov 1973	Alcorn	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
8 May 1973	Wayne	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
4 Dec 1973	Hinds	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
18 Jan 1973	Winston	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
27 May 1973	Lauderdale	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
24 Apr 1973	Jones	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
24 Apr 1973	Jones	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
20 Nov 1973	Leflore	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
10 Mar 1973	Grenada	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
5 Sep 1973	Hinds	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
13 Sep 1973	George	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Jan 1973	Leake	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
7 Apr 1973	Hancock	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Mar 1973	Rankin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
27 May 1973	Benton	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
27 May 1973	Alcorn	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
27 May 1973	Hinds	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Nov 1973	Grenada	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
27 Nov 1973	Pearl River	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 Nov 1973	Noxubee	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
7 Apr 1973	George	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
23 May 1973	Leake	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
23 May 1973	Hinds	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
24 May 1973	Forrest	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1973

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
27 Mar 1973	DR-368	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	52

Flood insurance claims with a 1973 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Mississippi carry a 1973 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.