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Mississippi, 2011

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

1,739events recorded1,579 in 2010
50deaths recorded232 injuries
$1.2Bproperty damage (estimates)$18M crop damage
3disaster declarations1,358 NFIP claims, $54M paid
← 20102012 →

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

Wind726
Hail368
Flood194
Winter185
Tornado136
Heat61
Lightning24
Other20
Drought14
Tropical10
Cold1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2011 was 1,739 against 1,579 in 2010.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2011
Rankin County55
Lauderdale County52
Neshoba County51
Hinds County48
Lee County46
Forrest County44
Lowndes County41
Copiah County40
Madison County36
Jones County31
Scott County31
Oktibbeha County28
Yazoo County28
Clarke County27
Kemper County27
Sunflower County27
Bolivar County26
Grenada County26
Lafayette County26
Lamar County26
Jasper County25
Noxubee County25
Simpson County25
Washington County25
Choctaw County24

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
27 Apr 2011MonroeTornadoEF5$2,500,0001637
27 Apr 2011ClarkeTornadoEF4$900,000414
27 Apr 2011ChickasawTornadoEF3$2,000,000325
27 Apr 2011KemperTornadoEF5$100,00036
13 Jun 2011PanolaThunderstorm Wind70 mph—21
27 Apr 2011JasperTornadoEF4$900,0002—
3 Feb 2011LincolnIce Storm—$800,0002—
15 Apr 2011GreeneTornadoEF3$11,100,000125
27 Apr 2011WebsterTornadoEF2$600,00015
7 May 2011WarrenFlood—$1,000,0001—
27 Apr 2011MonroeTornadoEF3$1,000,0001—
27 Apr 2011SmithTornadoEF3$500,0001—
3 Feb 2011JasperIce Storm—$600,0001—
27 Apr 2011MarshallFlash Flood—$500,0001—
3 Feb 2011Jefferson DavisIce Storm—$400,0001—
27 Apr 2011ChoctawThunderstorm Wind78 mph$400,0001—
4 Apr 2011CopiahThunderstorm Wind78 mph$230,0001—
29 Mar 2011YazooLightning—$100,0001—
4 Sep 2011TishomingoFlash Flood—$20,0001—
26 Apr 2011PikeThunderstorm Wind64 mph$5,0001—
14 Jan 2011LowndesCold/Wind Chill——1—
31 Jul 2011JacksonLightning——1—
29 May 2011CoahomaHeat——1—
27 Apr 2011LafayetteThunderstorm Wind85 mph—1—
9 Jan 2011PanolaWinter Storm——1—
1 May 2011TunicaFlood—$1,000,000,000——
27 Apr 2011WebsterTornadoEF3$3,000,000—15
16 Nov 2011JonesTornadoEF2$400,000—15
16 Jun 2011ChoctawHail1.00 in——15
15 Apr 2011HindsTornadoEF3$8,000,000—10
27 Apr 2011LafayetteTornadoEF3$1,500,000—8
27 Apr 2011TateFlash Flood———7
15 Apr 2011KemperTornadoEF3$11,000,000—5
27 Apr 2011ChoctawTornadoEF2$500,000—5
3 Feb 2011LauderdaleIce Storm—$800,000—5
27 Apr 2011MonroeTornadoEF3$750,000—3
3 Feb 2011SmithIce Storm—$400,000—3
26 Apr 2011SunflowerTornadoEF2$300,000—3
1 Jan 2011AttalaTornadoEF3$3,000,000—2
9 Mar 2011JasperFlash Flood—$2,000,000—2

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 2011

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
11 May 2011DR-1983Major disasterFloodFlooding14
4 May 2011EM-3320EmergencyFloodFlooding14
29 Apr 2011DR-1972Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding40

Flood insurance claims with a 2011 date of loss

1,358 NFIP claims, 970 of them paid, for $54,415,568.

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.