List of Mississippi hurricanes explained

A Mississippi hurricane is a North Atlantic tropical cyclone that affected the U.S. state of Mississippi. From 1851 to the present, 108 tropical cyclones have passed through Mississippi. The costliest and deadliest hurricane in this period was Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Six hurricanes have made landfall as major hurricanes, the strongest of them being Hurricane Camille in 1969.

Storms

Pre-1900

1900s

2000s

Major Hurricanes

Major Hurricanes in Mississippi!Storm!Date of Landall!Intensity!Landfall Location
"Great Mobile"August 26, 1852100 ktsPascagoula
"Middle Gulf Shore"September 16, 1855100 ktsWaveland
Hurricane FourAugust 11, 1860100 ktsGulfport
Hurricane TwoJuly 5, 1916105 ktsGrand Bay, Alabama
CamilleAugust 26, 1969150 ktsWaveland
FredericSeptember 13, 1979115 ktsBayou la Batre, Alabama
ElenaSeptember 2, 1985100 ktsGulfport
KatrinaAugust 29, 2005105 ktsJackson Landing
Best track data for storms between 1971 and 1979 does not currently include
non-synoptic points to indicate the storm's strength at landfall. The last synoptic
point before landfall is used in this case instead.
‡Storm did not make landfall in Mississippi, but brought major hurricane winds to the state.

Deadly Storms

The following is a list of tropical cyclones with known deaths in the state.

!Name!Year!Number of Deaths!Notes
Katrina2005238+
Camille1969137[38]
"Cheniere Caminada"1893130
"1906 Mississippi"190678[39]
Unnamed182135
"Fort Lauderdale"194722
"Great Mobile"18524+
"1934 Central America"19344
Isidore20023[40]
Isaac20122[41]
Ida20212
Audrey19571[42]
Betsy19651
Debra19781
Allison20011
Lee20111[43]
Zeta20201

See also

Notes and References

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  5. News: October 6, 1893 . STORM SWEPT COAST . July 14, 2024 . The Pascagoula Democrat-Star . 2 . 49 . 33.
  6. News: October 6, 1893 . MAY REACH 1500 . The Chattanooga Daily Times . 1.
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  14. Web site: US Department of Commerce . NOAA . Hurricane Audrey 1957 . 2024-06-20 . www.weather.gov . EN-US.
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  18. Web site: US Department of Commerce . NOAA . Hurricane Camille - August 17, 1969 . 2024-06-21 . www.weather.gov . EN-US.
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  22. News: Elam . Peggy . September 14, 1979 . Inland counties also struggle to recover from Frederic . July 7, 2024 . . 4 . . 142 . 208.
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  25. Web site: Maximum Rainfall caused by North Atlantic & Northeast Pacific Tropical Cyclones and their remnants per state . July 14, 2024.
  26. Hurricane Georges Preliminary Report . Guiney . John L. . 1999-01-05 . National Hurricane Center . July 14, 2024 .
  27. News: Medina . Daniella . September 15, 2020 . With Hurricane Sally crawling toward the Gulf Coast, here are the strongest storms to hit Mississippi . July 14, 2024 . Clarion Ledger.
  28. Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Katrina . Knabb . Richard D. . Rhome . Jamie R. . January 4, 2023 . United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service . July 14, 2024 .
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  34. Eric Blake; Robbie Berg; Andrew Hagen (May 10, 2021). "Hurricane Zeta" (PDF). Tropical Cyclone Report. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
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  43. Web site: Brown . Daniel P. . December 15, 2011 . Tropical Cyclone Report Tropical Storm Lee .