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Mississippi, 2010

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

1,579events recorded1,221 in 2009
32deaths recorded193 injuries
$424Mproperty damage (estimates)$52M crop damage
2disaster declarations197 NFIP claims, $5.8M paid
← 20092011 →

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

Wind504
Heat297
Hail290
Flood140
Winter125
Drought90
Tornado56
Cold47
Lightning17
Other13

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2010 was 1,579 against 1,221 in 2009.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2010
Rankin County48
Jones County39
Madison County37
Hinds County35
Scott County35
Lauderdale County33
Monroe County31
Warren County31
Lee County30
Oktibbeha County29
Bolivar County28
Neshoba County28
Panola County28
Simpson County27
Attala County26
Copiah County26
Leake County26
Noxubee County26
Tunica County26
Coahoma County25
Forrest County25
Lowndes County25
Newton County25
Smith County25
Tippah County25

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
24 Apr 2010ChoctawTornadoEF3$90,000,000535
24 Apr 2010YazooTornadoEF4$140,000,000453
2 May 2010BentonTornadoEF3$1,000,00027
15 Dec 2010MonroeWinter Weather——22
1 Jan 2010LauderdaleCold/Wind Chill—$900,0002—
30 Jul 2010HarrisonExcessive Heat——2—
24 Apr 2010HolmesTornadoEF4$60,000,000140
15 Dec 2010AlcornWinter Weather——114
2 May 2010AlcornFlash Flood—$4,500,0001—
1 Jan 2010HindsCold/Wind Chill—$3,000,0001—
2 May 2010LafayetteTornadoEF2$250,0001—
2 May 2010LeeFlash Flood—$100,0001—
2 Aug 2010JacksonExcessive Heat——1—
1 May 2010UnionHeavy Rain——1—
1 Aug 2010JeffersonExcessive Heat——1—
1 Aug 2010WashingtonExcessive Heat——1—
1 Aug 2010BolivarExcessive Heat——1—
1 Aug 2010PanolaExcessive Heat——1—
1 Aug 2010MonroeHeat——1—
1 Aug 2010PontotocExcessive Heat——1—
29 Jul 2010MonroeHeat——1—
29 Nov 2010OktibbehaTornadoEF2$850,000—15
29 Nov 2010MonroeTornadoEF2$250,000—11
24 Apr 2010AttalaTornadoEF2$60,000,000——
29 Nov 2010AttalaTornadoEF3$900,000—6
24 Apr 2010WarrenTornadoEF2$920,000—2
4 Aug 2010StoneLightning———2
15 Dec 2010PrentissWinter Weather———2
2 May 2010WebsterFlash Flood—$800,000—1
24 Apr 2010MonroeTornadoEF1$350,000—1
11 Dec 2010YazooThunderstorm Wind58 mph$5,000—1
1 Aug 2010Forecast zoneExcessive Heat———1
24 Apr 2010IssaquenaTornadoEF2$100,000——
31 Dec 2010HindsTornadoEF2$2,000,000——
24 Apr 2010SharkeyTornadoEF2———
11 Feb 2010HindsHeavy Snow—$1,700,000——
29 Nov 2010YazooTornadoEF2$1,300,000——
11 Feb 2010RankinHeavy Snow—$1,200,000——
13 Aug 2010SmithLightning—$1,100,000——
18 Aug 2010AdamsFlash Flood—$1,000,000——

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 2010

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
14 May 2010DR-1916Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding9
29 Apr 2010DR-1906Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding9

Flood insurance claims with a 2010 date of loss

197 NFIP claims, 122 of them paid, for $5,839,986.

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.