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Mississippi, 1994

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

423events recorded233 in 1993
4deaths recorded31 injuries
$22Mproperty damage (estimates)$55K crop damage
1disaster declarations683 NFIP claims, $4.8M paid
← 19931995 →

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

Wind244
Hail146
Tornado33

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1994 was 423 against 233 in 1993.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1994
Lauderdale County25
Hinds County14
Neshoba County14
Monroe County13
Winston County13
Jasper County12
Marshall County12
DeSoto County11
Forrest County10
Rankin County10
Clarke County9
Leflore County9
Lincoln County9
Lowndes County9
Newton County9
Kemper County8
Marion County8
Pike County8
Warren County8
Washington County8
Benton County7
Scott County7
Sunflower County7
Yazoo County7
Bolivar County6

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
12 Apr 1994HarrisonTornadoF2$5,000,000215
27 Nov 1994SimpsonTornadoF3$2,000,0002—
27 Jan 1994LincolnTornadoF2$500,000—7
27 Nov 1994IssaquenaTornadoF1$150,000—2
9 Mar 1994PikeThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000—2
26 Jun 1994ChickasawTornadoF1$500,000—1
12 Apr 1994HancockTornadoF1$500,000—1
25 Mar 1994GeorgeThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000—1
17 Jun 1994CopiahThunderstorm Wind0 mph$5,000—1
17 Jul 1994ScottThunderstorm Wind0 mph$5,000—1
27 Jan 1994JonesTornadoF1$5,000,000——
27 Nov 1994NeshobaTornadoF1$1,000,000——
27 Nov 1994HindsTornadoF1$1,000,000——
25 Jul 1994ClayThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
27 Jan 1994MarionThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
27 Jan 1994LincolnThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
25 Jun 1994HolmesHail2.75 in$500,000——
27 Jan 1994AmiteThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
27 Jan 1994JeffersonTornadoF1$500,000——
27 Mar 1994RankinThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
16 Jun 1994SharkeyThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
5 Nov 1994SunflowerThunderstorm Wind0 mph$110,000——
27 Nov 1994WarrenTornadoF1$100,000——
5 Nov 1994BentonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$100,000——
5 Nov 1994PikeThunderstorm Wind0 mph$55,000——
18 Jun 1994HolmesHail2.75 in$50,000——
9 Jun 1994MarionThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
26 Jun 1994ItawambaThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
9 Mar 1994ForrestTornadoF1$50,000——
13 May 1994MonroeThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
9 Jun 1994CalhounThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
29 Jun 1994AlcornThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
24 Mar 1994NeshobaThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
25 Jun 1994CarrollHail2.75 in$50,000——
9 Jun 1994MadisonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
27 Jan 1994LawrenceTornadoF0$50,000——
14 May 1994BolivarThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
3 May 1994HancockTornadoF0$50,000——
27 Mar 1994RankinThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——
29 Jun 1994JonesThunderstorm 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 1994

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
18 Feb 1994DR-1009Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Freeezing Rain And Sleet26

Flood insurance claims with a 1994 date of loss

683 NFIP claims, 558 of them paid, for $4,802,716.

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.