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Mississippi, 1980

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

99events recorded81 in 1979

2deaths recorded54 injuries

$65Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations2,102 NFIP claims, $6.5M 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

Wind39

Tornado38

Hail22

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1980 was 99 against 81 in 1979.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1980
Pearl River County	9
Jackson County	7
Hancock County	6
Harrison County	6
Hinds County	5
Monroe County	5
Madison County	4
Adams County	3
Clay County	3
Jones County	3
Leflore County	3
Lincoln County	3
Lowndes County	3
Alcorn County	2
Bolivar County	2
Copiah County	2
George County	2
Pike County	2
Rankin County	2
Sharkey County	2
Simpson County	2
Warren County	2
Washington County	2
Wilkinson County	2
Yazoo County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
25 Apr 1980	Simpson	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	1	7
20 Mar 1980	Clay	Tornado	F1	$25,000	1	—
13 Apr 1980	Harrison	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	25
19 May 1980	Hancock	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	8
17 Oct 1980	Montgomery	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	5
19 May 1980	Harrison	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	4
27 Oct 1980	Lincoln	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
25 Apr 1980	Jasper	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	1
20 Mar 1980	Sharkey	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
27 Oct 1980	Jones	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
25 Apr 1980	Smith	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
8 Apr 1980	Alcorn	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
8 Apr 1980	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
13 Apr 1980	Hancock	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
16 May 1980	Harrison	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Jones	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Washington	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Bolivar	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Humphreys	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Leflore	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Yazoo	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Madison	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
24 Jun 1980	Tallahatchie	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
19 Jun 1980	Monroe	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
25 Apr 1980	Lowndes	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
19 May 1980	Harrison	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
19 May 1980	Jackson	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
19 May 1980	George	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
7 Mar 1980	Pearl River	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 Apr 1980	Tate	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
25 Apr 1980	Choctaw	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Sharkey	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Oct 1980	Madison	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
25 Apr 1980	Hinds	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
19 May 1980	Pearl River	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
27 Oct 1980	Wilkinson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
7 Mar 1980	Neshoba	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
15 May 1980	Hancock	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 1980

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
19 Apr 1980	DR-618	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Storms, Flood, Mudslides & Tornadoes	8

Flood insurance claims with a 1980 date of loss

2,102 NFIP claims, 1,720 of them paid, for $6,532,729.

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.