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Mississippi, 2007

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

1,218events recorded1,010 in 2006
2deaths recorded21 injuries
$23Mproperty damage (estimates)$780M crop damage
0disaster declarations81 NFIP claims, $744K paid
← 20062008 →

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

Wind469
Drought315
Hail223
Heat75
Flood38
Tornado35
Cold22
Winter19
Lightning13
Other9

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2007 was 1,218 against 1,010 in 2006.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2007
Lowndes County30
Newton County29
Rankin County28
Hinds County25
Jones County24
Lee County24
Smith County24
Attala County23
Grenada County23
Lamar County23
Lauderdale County23
Scott County23
Simpson County23
Forrest County22
Marion County21
Lafayette County20
Madison County20
Neshoba County20
Alcorn County18
Carroll County18
Copiah County18
Leake County18
Lincoln County18
Panola County18
Tippah County18

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
5 Aug 2007CovingtonHeat——1—
5 Aug 2007LafayetteExcessive Heat——1—
5 Jan 2007KemperTornadoF2$600,000—9
5 Jan 2007KemperThunderstorm Wind96 mph——3
20 Dec 2007JonesTornadoEF2$450,000—2
20 Dec 2007LincolnTornadoEF2$500,000—1
18 Aug 2007GrenadaThunderstorm Wind66 mph$120,000—1
17 Oct 2007ForrestTornadoEF1$100,000—1
19 Jun 2007WarrenThunderstorm Wind58 mph$80,000—1
5 Jan 2007NewtonThunderstorm Wind78 mph$30,000—1
15 Dec 2007LowndesStrong Wind40 mph$15,000—1
14 Sep 2007MontgomeryFlash Flood—$8,000—1
14 Apr 2007LamarFlash Flood—$1,200,000——
5 Jan 2007NewtonTornadoF1$1,200,000——
5 Jan 2007NeshobaTornadoF0$1,000,000——
19 Jun 2007TallahatchieFlash Flood—$750,000——
20 Dec 2007CovingtonTornadoEF1$700,000——
24 Feb 2007SunflowerTornadoEF1$650,000——
19 Jun 2007LefloreThunderstorm Wind81 mph$600,000——
20 Jul 2007HindsFlash Flood—$600,000——
5 Jan 2007LowndesThunderstorm Wind86 mph$600,000——
19 Jun 2007GrenadaFlash Flood—$500,000——
18 Jun 2007RankinThunderstorm Wind78 mph$500,000——
14 Apr 2007ForrestFlash Flood—$400,000——
24 Feb 2007WashingtonThunderstorm Wind81 mph$300,000——
13 Feb 2007SmithTornadoEF1$300,000——
19 Jun 2007RankinThunderstorm Wind69 mph$300,000——
30 Aug 2007WinstonLightning—$300,000——
19 Jun 2007KemperLightning—$250,000——
14 Sep 2007HindsFlash Flood—$250,000——
14 Apr 2007ForrestTornadoEF1$200,000——
19 Jun 2007WebsterThunderstorm Wind63 mph$200,000——
5 Jan 2007NeshobaTornadoF1$200,000——
14 Apr 2007PerryThunderstorm Wind63 mph$200,000——
19 Jun 2007PanolaFlash Flood—$200,000——
22 Oct 2007SunflowerTornadoEF1$180,000——
14 Apr 2007LamarThunderstorm Wind58 mph$160,000——
24 Feb 2007LefloreThunderstorm Wind81 mph$150,000——
27 Aug 2007AdamsLightning—$150,000——
9 Jul 2007SharkeyFlash Flood—$150,000——

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 2007

No declaration touching Mississippi was made in 2007.

Flood insurance claims with a 2007 date of loss

81 NFIP claims, 57 of them paid, for $744,352.

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.