County Hazards

States › Mississippi › 2014

Mississippi, 2014

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

899events recorded661 in 2013
23deaths recorded214 injuries
$212Mproperty damage (estimates)$10M crop damage
1disaster declarations312 NFIP claims, $5.7M paid
← 20132015 →

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

Wind438
Hail183
Flood142
Winter65
Tornado51
Other12
Lightning8

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2014 was 899 against 661 in 2013.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2014
Hinds County43
Rankin County33
Jones County28
Grenada County26
Lauderdale County22
Madison County22
Newton County22
Yazoo County22
Scott County21
Simpson County21
Warren County21
Smith County20
Winston County20
Copiah County19
Lowndes County19
Lawrence County18
Washington County18
Adams County16
Clarke County16
Covington County16
DeSoto County16
Jasper County15
Neshoba County15
Webster County15
Attala County14

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
28 Apr 2014WinstonTornadoEF4$115,000,0001081
23 Dec 2014MarionTornadoEF3$25,000,000350
13 Nov 2014MarshallWinter Weather——21
23 Dec 2014JonesTornadoEF2$2,200,0002—
28 Apr 2014LeeTornadoEF3$15,000,000130
28 Apr 2014RankinTornadoEF3$13,000,000110
20 Feb 2014ForrestStrong Wind40 mph$50,0001—
6 Apr 2014YazooFlash Flood—$50,0001—
4 Apr 2014CoahomaThunderstorm Wind75 mph$30,0001—
11 Jul 2014ClarkeLightning——1—
28 Apr 2014JonesTornadoEF3$1,500,000—15
7 Apr 2014CovingtonTornadoEF2$2,000,000—8
28 Apr 2014LeakeTornadoEF2$1,200,000—3
28 Apr 2014ScottTornadoEF3$700,000—3
28 Apr 2014ItawambaTornadoEF3$3,000,000—2
14 Apr 2014JacksonThunderstorm Wind75 mph$100,000—2
3 Mar 2014RankinStrong Wind40 mph$15,000—2
28 Apr 2014WarrenTornadoEF1$400,000—1
28 Apr 2014HindsThunderstorm Wind63 mph$110,000—1
12 Jun 2014ChickasawTornadoEF1$100,000—1
8 Apr 2014PikeThunderstorm Wind69 mph$30,000—1
2 Oct 2014Pearl RiverThunderstorm Wind81 mph——1
20 Feb 2014TishomingoThunderstorm Wind70 mph——1
7 Apr 2014JonesTornadoEF0$10,000,000——
9 Jun 2014UnionThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
11 Sep 2014DeSotoFlash Flood—$2,000,000——
28 Apr 2014WinstonHail3.00 in$1,500,000——
28 Apr 2014NeshobaTornadoEF2$400,000——
28 Apr 2014WayneTornadoEF2$1,000,000——
28 Apr 2014NewtonTornadoEF2$750,000——
28 Mar 2014WilkinsonFlash Flood—$750,000——
28 Apr 2014LowndesTornadoEF2$700,000——
28 Apr 2014LowndesTornadoEF1$700,000——
28 Apr 2014WarrenThunderstorm Wind72 mph$600,000——
23 Jul 2014LefloreFlash Flood—$600,000——
28 Apr 2014LowndesTornadoEF1$500,000——
28 Apr 2014LowndesTornadoEF2$500,000——
28 Apr 2014JonesFlash Flood—$500,000——
28 Apr 2014HindsTornadoEF1$350,000——
28 Apr 2014HindsTornadoEF1$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 2014

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
30 Apr 2014DR-4175Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding13

Flood insurance claims with a 2014 date of loss

312 NFIP claims, 229 of them paid, for $5,692,599.

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.