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Mississippi, 1975

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

215events recorded134 in 1974

9deaths recorded230 injuries

$31Mproperty damage (estimates)

3disaster 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

Wind139

Tornado42

Hail34

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1975 was 215 against 134 in 1974.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1975
Lowndes County	9
Forrest County	8
Lafayette County	7
Bolivar County	6
Harrison County	6
Hinds County	6
Jones County	6
Washington County	6
Adams County	5
Coahoma County	5
Lauderdale County	5
Leflore County	5
Madison County	5
Panola County	5
Pike County	5
Simpson County	5
Claiborne County	4
Lamar County	4
Marion County	4
Perry County	4
Rankin County	4
Tishomingo County	4
Warren County	4
Chickasaw County	3
Copiah County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
10 Jan 1975	Pike	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	4	200
10 Jan 1975	Lincoln	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	5	9
12 Mar 1975	Tallahatchie	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	7
12 Mar 1975	Tallahatchie	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	5
22 Feb 1975	Tunica	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
22 Feb 1975	Lafayette	Tornado	F3	$2,500	—	2
12 Mar 1975	Monroe	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
10 Jan 1975	Hinds	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
7 May 1975	Perry	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
10 Jan 1975	Simpson	Tornado	F4	$25,000	—	1
12 Mar 1975	Chickasaw	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Adams	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Lawrence	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Madison	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Jackson	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
23 Feb 1975	Neshoba	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
23 Mar 1975	Lowndes	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
7 May 1975	Forrest	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
12 Mar 1975	Calhoun	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
12 Mar 1975	Panola	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
12 Mar 1975	Yalobusha	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Rankin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
16 Feb 1975	Lamar	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
22 Feb 1975	Tippah	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
28 Mar 1975	Lafayette	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
29 Mar 1975	Itawamba	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
23 Mar 1975	Lee	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
23 Mar 1975	Prentiss	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
9 May 1975	Panola	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
29 May 1975	Tate	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
3 May 1975	Warren	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
7 May 1975	Adams	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Mar 1975	Union	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
10 Jun 1975	Adams	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
12 Mar 1975	Bolivar	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
22 Feb 1975	Union	Tornado	F3	$2,500	—	—
23 Mar 1975	Lowndes	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
7 May 1975	Forrest	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$250	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Harrison	Tornado	F1	$250	—	—

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 1975

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
4 Apr 1975	EM-3010	Emergency	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	5
30 Jan 1975	DR-456	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes	2
18 Jan 1975	EM-3006	Emergency	Tornado	Tornadoes	2

Flood insurance claims with a 1975 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Mississippi carry a 1975 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.