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Mississippi, 2006

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

1,010events recorded1,382 in 2005
4deaths recorded23 injuries
$89Mproperty damage (estimates)$69M crop damage
0disaster declarations100 NFIP claims, $2.1M paid
← 20052007 →

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

Wind433
Hail344
Heat48
Drought47
Tornado36
Flood33
Winter32
Lightning20
Other15
Wildfire1
Fog1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2006 was 1,010 against 1,382 in 2005.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2006
Hinds County30
Jones County30
Bolivar County26
Copiah County26
Forrest County25
Rankin County25
Warren County24
Madison County23
Smith County23
Sunflower County23
Washington County23
Lincoln County22
Clarke County20
Covington County20
Lowndes County20
Leake County19
Lauderdale County18
Lawrence County18
Jefferson Davis County17
Lamar County17
Lee County17
Leflore County17
Pearl River County17
Jasper County16
Newton County16

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
29 Apr 2006WarrenHigh Wind58 mph$500,0001—
15 Jul 2006LowndesLightning——1—
13 Jul 2006LeeHeat——1—
26 Aug 2006PikeLightning——1—
15 Nov 2006LamarTornadoF3$1,500,000—6
9 Mar 2006LowndesThunderstorm Wind92 mph$15,000,000—3
4 May 2006WarrenThunderstorm Wind75 mph$300,000—3
22 Jul 2006NeshobaLightning———3
15 Nov 2006JonesTornadoF3$1,700,000—1
9 Mar 2006LeakeThunderstorm Wind75 mph$700,000—1
20 Mar 2006LamarTornadoF1$500,000—1
15 Nov 2006WalthallTornadoF2$500,000—1
9 Mar 2006ScottThunderstorm Wind63 mph$100,000—1
5 Apr 2006AttalaLightning—$80,000—1
10 May 2006CoahomaThunderstorm Wind77 mph$25,000—1
15 Aug 2006JacksonThunderstorm Wind58 mph$1,000—1
9 Mar 2006WinstonThunderstorm Wind92 mph$10,000,000——
7 Apr 2006CarrollHail2.75 in$5,000,000——
9 Mar 2006SunflowerThunderstorm Wind92 mph$5,000,000——
7 Apr 2006SunflowerHail2.50 in$1,200,000——
7 Apr 2006LefloreHail2.00 in$2,000,000——
9 May 2006LowndesFlash Flood—$3,000,000——
7 Apr 2006SunflowerHail2.00 in$700,000——
16 Oct 2006YazooFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
7 Apr 2006MontgomeryHail2.75 in$1,000,000——
16 Oct 2006HolmesFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
9 Mar 2006LowndesThunderstorm Wind77 mph$1,000,000——
3 Feb 2006MadisonHail1.75 in$1,000,000——
9 Mar 2006WarrenThunderstorm Wind81 mph$800,000——
7 Apr 2006BolivarHail1.75 in$300,000——
15 Nov 2006GreeneTornadoF1$750,000——
4 May 2006SharkeyThunderstorm Wind69 mph$700,000——
17 Oct 2006LamarTornadoF0$700,000——
27 Oct 2006MarionTornadoF1$700,000——
10 May 2006JeffersonTornadoF2$120,000——
9 Mar 2006BolivarThunderstorm Wind81 mph$600,000——
7 Apr 2006WashingtonHail1.75 in$400,000——
16 Oct 2006SharkeyFlash Flood—$300,000——
16 Oct 2006WarrenFlash Flood—$600,000——
9 Mar 2006OktibbehaThunderstorm Wind72 mph$500,000——

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 2006

No declaration touching Mississippi was made in 2006.

Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss

100 NFIP claims, 79 of them paid, for $2,098,268.

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.