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Mississippi, 2019

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

1,139events recorded1,124 in 2018
11deaths recorded46 injuries
$57Mproperty damage (estimates)$2.9M crop damage
4disaster declarations651 NFIP claims, $20M paid
← 20182020 →

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

Wind554
Flood233
Tornado150
Heat115
Hail65
Lightning10
Tropical7
Other4
Cold1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2019 was 1,139 against 1,124 in 2018.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2019
Hinds County52
Rankin County49
Madison County35
Jones County28
Oktibbeha County28
Leake County27
Smith County27
Warren County27
Lamar County25
Lowndes County25
Lee County24
Forrest County23
Simpson County23
Neshoba County22
Yazoo County22
Scott County21
Clarke County20
Covington County19
Winston County19
Copiah County18
Monroe County18
Washington County18
Clay County17
Lauderdale County17
Holmes County16

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
23 Feb 2019LowndesTornadoEF3$2,000,000211
14 Jun 2019YazooFlood——2—
13 Apr 2019MonroeTornadoEF2$3,000,000119
26 Oct 2019NewtonStrong Wind52 mph$100,0001—
19 Jun 2019WashingtonThunderstorm Wind70 mph$50,0001—
18 Apr 2019NeshobaThunderstorm Wind58 mph$20,0001—
16 Aug 2019PrentissHeat——1—
12 Dec 2019LauderdaleCold/Wind Chill——1—
18 Apr 2019AmiteThunderstorm Wind60 mph—1—
16 Dec 2019JonesTornadoEF3$1,000,000—3
16 Dec 2019AmiteTornadoEF3——3
13 Apr 2019CovingtonTornadoEF1$50,000—2
18 Apr 2019NeshobaTornadoEF1$15,000,000——
16 Dec 2019Jefferson DavisTornadoEF2$500,000—1
16 Dec 2019UnionTornadoEF1$250,000—1
16 Dec 2019FranklinTornadoEF2$125,000—1
25 Jun 2019JonesThunderstorm Wind49 mph$50,000—1
11 Feb 2019WashingtonThunderstorm Wind58 mph$25,000—1
9 Sep 2019JonesThunderstorm Wind63 mph$15,000—1
25 Jun 2019JonesThunderstorm Wind49 mph$2,000—1
26 Oct 2019LeeThunderstorm Wind71 mph——1
18 Apr 2019NeshobaTornadoEF1$2,000,000——
11 May 2019ForrestFlash Flood—$1,700,000——
11 May 2019LamarFlash Flood—$1,500,000——
9 Mar 2019TishomingoTornadoEF1$1,500,000——
23 Feb 2019TishomingoTornadoEF2$1,250,000——
9 May 2019HindsFlash Flood—$800,000——
18 Apr 2019RankinTornadoEF2$100,000——
13 Apr 2019WarrenTornadoEF2$800,000——
7 Jun 2019DeSotoFlash Flood—$750,000——
16 Jul 2019MarshallTornadoEF0$750,000——
16 Dec 2019LeeTornadoEF2$750,000——
11 May 2019Pearl RiverFlash Flood—$750,000——
16 Dec 2019SmithTornadoEF3$700,000——
18 Apr 2019ScottTornadoEF2$500,000——
18 Apr 2019LeakeTornadoEF1$5,000——
22 Feb 2019LefloreFlash Flood—$500,000——
20 Jun 2019FranklinThunderstorm Wind69 mph$500,000——
19 Jun 2019BolivarThunderstorm Wind85 mph$500,000——
16 Dec 2019LamarTornadoEF3$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 2019

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
6 Dec 2019DR-4470Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding19
20 Jun 2019DR-4450Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding9
23 Apr 2019DR-4429Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding30
14 Feb 2019DR-4415Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornado11

Flood insurance claims with a 2019 date of loss

651 NFIP claims, 508 of them paid, for $19,744,088.

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.