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Mississippi, 1993

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

233events recorded372 in 1992
0deaths recorded3 injuries
$6.2Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations591 NFIP claims, $6.0M paid
← 19921994 →

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

Hail118
Wind104
Tornado11

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1993 was 233 against 372 in 1992.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1993
Lauderdale County15
Simpson County11
Warren County10
Leake County9
Yazoo County8
Clarke County7
Attala County6
DeSoto County6
Hinds County6
Holmes County6
Sunflower County6
Winston County6
Amite County5
Copiah County5
Jones County5
Lowndes County5
Neshoba County5
Smith County5
Washington County5
Adams County4
Issaquena County4
Kemper County4
Lee County4
Sharkey County4
Benton County3

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
16 Nov 1993AmiteTornadoF1$50,000—3
30 Mar 1993HindsHail1.75 in$500,000——
30 Mar 1993RankinHail4.50 in$500,000——
30 Mar 1993SimpsonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
30 Mar 1993SimpsonHail1.75 in$500,000——
25 Mar 1993WilkinsonHail1.75 in$500,000——
30 Mar 1993SimpsonHail2.75 in$500,000——
30 Mar 1993SmithHail2.75 in$500,000——
30 Mar 1993SunflowerHail2.75 in$500,000——
30 Mar 1993BentonHail1.75 in$50,000——
10 May 1993BentonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
30 Mar 1993HindsHail1.75 in$50,000——
30 Mar 1993NewtonHail1.75 in$50,000——
31 Mar 1993LeakeThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
25 Mar 1993AdamsHail1.75 in$50,000——
15 Feb 1993HolmesThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
25 Mar 1993PikeHail1.75 in$50,000——
4 Dec 1993PikeTornadoF0$50,000——
25 Mar 1993NeshobaHail1.75 in$50,000——
31 Mar 1993NeshobaHail1.75 in$50,000——
15 Feb 1993BolivarThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
22 Mar 1993LincolnThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
20 Aug 1993LeeThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
24 Jan 1993LefloreThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
8 Apr 1993HarrisonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
30 Mar 1993RankinHail1.75 in$50,000——
30 Mar 1993ClaiborneHail1.75 in$50,000——
21 Feb 1993ClaiborneTornadoF1$50,000——
30 Mar 1993JeffersonHail1.75 in$50,000——
15 Feb 1993SunflowerThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
30 Mar 1993ChoctawHail1.75 in$50,000——
24 Jan 1993SunflowerThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
4 Dec 1993CovingtonTornadoF0$50,000——
31 Mar 1993WashingtonHail1.75 in$50,000——
15 Feb 1993WashingtonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
30 Mar 1993WashingtonHail2.75 in$50,000——
30 Mar 1993WarrenHail1.75 in$50,000——
30 Mar 1993WarrenHail1.75 in$50,000——
30 Mar 1993JonesHail1.75 in$50,000——
4 Dec 1993WilkinsonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——

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 1993

No declaration touching Mississippi was made in 1993.

Flood insurance claims with a 1993 date of loss

591 NFIP claims, 480 of them paid, for $6,029,142.

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.