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Mississippi, 2002

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

809events recorded970 in 2001
7deaths recorded56 injuries
$118Mproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations2,236 NFIP claims, $20M paid
← 20012003 →

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

Wind434
Hail136
Flood110
Tropical51
Tornado34
Winter22
Lightning16
Other6

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2002 was 809 against 970 in 2001.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2002
Jones County30
Rankin County29
Hinds County27
Madison County22
Marion County22
Forrest County20
Yazoo County19
Lincoln County18
Attala County16
Jasper County16
Jackson County15
Hancock County14
Lee County14
Marshall County14
Pearl River County14
Pontotoc County14
Simpson County14
Smith County14
Stone County14
DeSoto County13
Greene County13
Lamar County13
Leake County13
Scott County13
Bolivar County12

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
10 Oct 2002TateFlash Flood—$1,0002—
25 Sep 2002HarrisonTropical Storm—$6,250,0001—
10 Nov 2002LowndesTornadoF1$100,0001—
19 Aug 2002GeorgeLightning—$5,0001—
10 Oct 2002DeSotoFlash Flood—$5,0001—
25 May 2002PanolaLightning——1—
10 Nov 2002LowndesTornadoF3$60,000,000—55
31 Dec 2002YazooTornadoF1$150,000—1
25 Sep 2002HancockTropical Storm—$6,250,000——
25 Sep 2002Pearl RiverTropical Storm—$6,250,000——
25 Sep 2002JacksonTropical Storm—$6,250,000——
29 Oct 2002Pearl RiverThunderstorm Wind—$5,000,000——
15 Mar 2002JonesTornadoF1$3,250,000——
24 Jan 2002ScottThunderstorm Wind79 mph$2,000,000——
2 Oct 2002WalthallTropical Storm—$1,670,000——
2 Oct 2002WilkinsonTropical Storm—$1,670,000——
2 Oct 2002PikeTropical Storm—$1,670,000——
2 Oct 2002Pearl RiverTropical Storm—$1,670,000——
2 Oct 2002JacksonTropical Storm—$1,670,000——
2 Oct 2002HarrisonTropical Storm—$1,670,000——
2 Oct 2002HancockTropical Storm—$1,670,000——
2 Oct 2002AmiteTropical Storm—$1,670,000——
24 Jan 2002HindsThunderstorm Wind—$1,500,000——
16 Mar 2002HindsTornadoF1$1,400,000——
19 Dec 2002NewtonTornadoF2$1,000,000——
26 Sep 2002YazooTropical Storm—$500,000——
24 Jan 2002RankinThunderstorm Wind—$350,000——
10 Nov 2002WinstonTornadoF1$200,000——
30 Apr 2002PontotocHail0.88 in$200,000——
22 Jul 2002LefloreThunderstorm Wind98 mph$175,000——
19 Feb 2002YazooTornadoF1$150,000——
13 May 2002GrenadaTornadoF0$150,000——
10 Nov 2002LafayetteThunderstorm Wind—$100,000——
24 Jan 2002WarrenThunderstorm Wind—$100,000——
8 Apr 2002GreeneThunderstorm Wind75 mph$100,000——
10 Nov 2002LeakeTornadoF2$100,000——
11 Nov 2002MarionTornadoF1$75,000——
3 Oct 2002LefloreHurricane (Typhoon)—$71,430——
3 Oct 2002MadisonHurricane (Typhoon)—$71,430——
3 Oct 2002ScottHurricane (Typhoon)—$71,430——

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 2002

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
14 Nov 2002DR-1443Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes6
1 Oct 2002DR-1436Major disasterHurricaneTropical Storm Isidore11

Flood insurance claims with a 2002 date of loss

2,236 NFIP claims, 1,754 of them paid, for $19,984,135.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.