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Mississippi, 1987

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

230events recorded193 in 1986

6deaths recorded369 injuries

$91Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations581 NFIP claims, $6.0M 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

Wind134

Hail48

Tornado48

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1987 was 230 against 193 in 1986.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1987
Hinds County	19
Rankin County	13
Bolivar County	8
Itawamba County	7
Lee County	7
Adams County	6
Copiah County	6
Harrison County	6
Lauderdale County	6
Pike County	6
Jones County	5
Leflore County	5
Monroe County	5
Walthall County	5
Warren County	5
Amite County	4
Claiborne County	4
Franklin County	4
Holmes County	4
Lafayette County	4
Leake County	4
Madison County	4
Montgomery County	4
Panola County	4
Prentiss County	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
28 Feb 1987	Jones	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	6	350
16 Nov 1987	Rankin	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	5
17 Mar 1987	Adams	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	4
28 Feb 1987	Wayne	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
28 Feb 1987	Clarke	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
15 Feb 1987	Walthall	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
15 Feb 1987	Pearl River	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
16 Nov 1987	Lincoln	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
15 Feb 1987	Harrison	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	2
15 Dec 1987	Prentiss	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
16 Nov 1987	Pike	Thunderstorm Wind	86 mph	—	—	1
16 Nov 1987	Hinds	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Rankin	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Hancock	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
14 Dec 1987	Amite	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
30 Jun 1987	Panola	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
15 Feb 1987	Lowndes	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
18 Mar 1987	Union	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
29 Mar 1987	George	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Mar 1987	Claiborne	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
17 Mar 1987	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Mar 1987	Jones	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Franklin	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Copiah	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Rankin	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Simpson	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Montgomery	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Montgomery	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Madison	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Yazoo	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
15 Feb 1987	Stone	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
29 Mar 1987	Harrison	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
29 Mar 1987	Harrison	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
29 Mar 1987	Harrison	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Mar 1987	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Mar 1987	Walthall	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
15 Dec 1987	Prentiss	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Feb 1987	Pike	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
15 Feb 1987	Marion	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Feb 1987	Rankin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—

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 1987

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
5 Mar 1987	DR-787	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	1

Flood insurance claims with a 1987 date of loss

581 NFIP claims, 500 of them paid, for $5,964,183.

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.