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Mississippi, 2026

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims. 2026 is partial: storm records run through 30 Jun 2026.

1,040events recorded1,671 in 2025
22deaths recorded22 injuries
$40Mproperty damage (estimates)$300 crop damage
4disaster declarations361 NFIP claims, $14M paid
← 2025

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

Wind329
Cold161
Drought141
Flood111
Hail104
Tornado81
Winter57
Heat52
Lightning4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2026 was 1,040 against 1,671 in 2025.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2026
Pearl River County41
Lincoln County33
Rankin County33
Hinds County30
Harrison County29
Hancock County23
Jefferson Davis County23
Lee County22
Lawrence County21
DeSoto County20
Madison County20
Panola County19
Jasper County18
Jones County18
Tunica County18
Alcorn County17
Lafayette County17
Lamar County16
Quitman County16
Tate County16
Amite County15
Coahoma County15
Covington County15
Lowndes County15
Marshall County15

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
27 Jan 2026TateCold/Wind Chill——3—
23 Jan 2026TippahIce Storm—$5,500,0002—
25 Jan 2026HindsExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——11
31 Jan 2026SharkeyExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——11
26 Jan 2026LefloreExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——11
23 Jan 2026LafayetteIce Storm—$8,000,0001—
24 Jan 2026AlcornIce Storm—$4,000,0001—
31 Jan 2026LafayetteCold/Wind Chill—$3,000,0001—
24 Jan 2026TishomingoIce Storm—$1,000,0001—
1 Feb 2026Forecast zoneCold/Wind Chill——1—
25 Jan 2026AdamsExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
31 Jan 2026YazooExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
30 Jan 2026GrenadaCold/Wind Chill——1—
25 Jan 2026JeffersonExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
25 Jan 2026WarrenExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
25 Jan 2026LincolnExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
11 Mar 2026LawrenceThunderstorm Wind75 mph—1—
11 Mar 2026LawrenceThunderstorm Wind60 mph—1—
11 Mar 2026LawrenceThunderstorm Wind64 mph—1—
24 Jan 2026WashingtonIce Storm———11
11 Mar 2026LawrenceThunderstorm Wind64 mph——2
15 Mar 2026DeSotoThunderstorm Wind58 mph$10,000—1
25 Jan 2026HindsIce Storm———1
22 May 2026ClaiborneThunderstorm Wind40 mph——1
28 Apr 2026LeeThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
26 Apr 2026MadisonThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
24 Apr 2026RankinThunderstorm Wind60 mph——1
23 Jan 2026TateWinter Storm—$4,000,000——
23 Jan 2026MarshallIce Storm—$1,800,000——
23 Jan 2026PanolaIce Storm—$1,300,000——
23 Jan 2026YalobushaIce Storm—$1,000,000——
23 Jan 2026UnionIce Storm—$1,000,000——
24 Jan 2026PrentissIce Storm—$750,000——
31 Jan 2026TippahCold/Wind Chill—$700,000——
23 Jan 2026TallahatchieIce Storm—$570,000——
31 Jan 2026MarshallCold/Wind Chill—$500,000——
23 Jan 2026PontotocIce Storm—$500,000——
31 Jan 2026AlcornCold/Wind Chill—$500,000——
31 Jan 2026YalobushaCold/Wind Chill—$300,000——
23 Jan 2026Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$300,000——

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 2026

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
3 Aug 2026DR-4930Major disasterTropical StormTropical Storm Arthur9
30 Jun 2026DR-4922Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding5
6 Feb 2026DR-4899Major disasterWinter StormSevere Winter Storm82
24 Jan 2026EM-3640EmergencyWinter StormSevere Winter Storm82

Flood insurance claims with a 2026 date of loss

361 NFIP claims, 301 of them paid, for $14,203,015.

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.