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Mississippi, 1992

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

372events recorded383 in 1991

18deaths recorded357 injuries

$176Mproperty damage (estimates)

3disaster declarations153 NFIP claims, $528K 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

Wind211

Hail91

Tornado70

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1992 was 372 against 383 in 1991.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1992
Lauderdale County	17
Itawamba County	12
Newton County	12
Yazoo County	12
Copiah County	10
Hinds County	10
Warren County	10
Bolivar County	9
Chickasaw County	9
Lee County	9
Washington County	9
Clarke County	8
Kemper County	8
Lawrence County	8
Lincoln County	8
Neshoba County	8
Sharkey County	8
Simpson County	8
Alcorn County	7
Smith County	7
Sunflower County	7
Tallahatchie County	7
Attala County	6
Holmes County	6
Issaquena County	6

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
21 Nov 1992	Rankin	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	10	98
10 Mar 1992	Lauderdale	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	3	57
22 Nov 1992	Webster	Tornado	F1	$250,000	2	—
22 Nov 1992	Choctaw	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	1	12
21 Nov 1992	Covington	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	100
22 Nov 1992	Kemper	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	1
22 Nov 1992	Leake	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	1	—
22 Nov 1992	Smith	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	15
10 Oct 1992	Lowndes	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	16
22 Nov 1992	Noxubee	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	15
22 Nov 1992	Attala	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	12
21 Nov 1992	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	5
22 Nov 1992	Newton	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	5
20 Apr 1992	Pike	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	5
21 Nov 1992	Sharkey	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	4
9 Mar 1992	Washington	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	4
22 Nov 1992	Jasper	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
22 Nov 1992	Chickasaw	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
26 Aug 1992	Lauderdale	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	2
13 Jan 1992	George	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
9 Mar 1992	Washington	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	1
26 Aug 1992	Lawrence	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
21 Nov 1992	Copiah	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
21 Nov 1992	Simpson	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
22 Nov 1992	Scott	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
20 Apr 1992	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
20 Apr 1992	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
9 Mar 1992	Sharkey	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
9 Mar 1992	Humphreys	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
20 Apr 1992	Covington	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
24 Apr 1992	Tallahatchie	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
22 Nov 1992	Kemper	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
21 Nov 1992	Wilkinson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
21 Nov 1992	Lincoln	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
21 Nov 1992	Copiah	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
21 Nov 1992	Copiah	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
22 Nov 1992	Newton	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
22 Nov 1992	Neshoba	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
22 Nov 1992	Chickasaw	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
22 Nov 1992	Noxubee	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—

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 1992

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
25 Nov 1992	DR-968	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms, High Winds & Tornadoes	21
17 Oct 1992	DR-967	Major disaster	Tornado	Wind Storms, Tornadoes & Hail	1
20 Mar 1992	DR-939	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms & Tornadoes	4

Flood insurance claims with a 1992 date of loss

153 NFIP claims, 114 of them paid, for $528,050.

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.