Cold Wave Risk in Mississippi

All Mississippi counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index cold wave score

Cold Wave risk — prolonged spells of dangerously low temperatures — is rated for 82 of 82 Mississippi counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Lauderdale County carries the state's highest cold wave score at 98.2, with $15M in expected annual cold wave losses.

9 Mississippi counties are rated High or Very High for cold wave, and expected annual losses from cold wave total roughly $150M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Cold Wave

#CountyCold Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Lauderdale County
98.2
High 0.95 / yr $15M
2 Lee County
92.9
High 1.16 / yr $8M
3 DeSoto County
91.7
High 1.47 / yr $9M
4 Yazoo County
91.3
High 0.95 / yr $5M
5 Sunflower County
91.2
High 1.26 / yr $5M
6 Monroe County
90.0
High 1.11 / yr $5M
7 Hinds County
89.8
High 0.89 / yr $5M
8 Lowndes County
89.8
High 1.11 / yr $5M
9 Itawamba County
89.5
High 1.16 / yr $5M
10 Madison County
88.5
Medium 0.95 / yr $7M
11 Lafayette County
88.3
Medium 1.16 / yr $6M
12 Harrison County
87.7
Medium 0.95 / yr $5M
13 Rankin County
84.2
Medium 0.89 / yr $5M
14 Alcorn County
81.2
Medium 1.26 / yr $3M
15 Washington County
80.7
Medium 1.26 / yr $2M
16 Oktibbeha County
79.2
Medium 1.16 / yr $3M
17 Prentiss County
78.5
Medium 1.16 / yr $2M
18 Jackson County
78.0
Medium 0.95 / yr $3M
19 Panola County
77.5
Medium 1.21 / yr $2M
20 Pontotoc County
74.7
Medium 1.16 / yr $2M
21 Newton County
74.4
Medium 0.95 / yr $2M
22 Union County
73.0
Medium 1.16 / yr $2M
23 Leflore County
72.7
Medium 1.21 / yr $1M
24 Neshoba County
72.7
Medium 1.00 / yr $2M
25 Tishomingo County
72.2
Medium 1.21 / yr $2M
26 Jones County
72.0
Medium 0.74 / yr $2M
27 Holmes County
71.1
Medium 1.05 / yr $1M
28 Marshall County
71.0
Medium 1.21 / yr $1M
29 Tippah County
69.4
Medium 1.21 / yr $2M
30 Clay County
69.3
Medium 1.16 / yr $1M
31 Leake County
67.4
Medium 1.00 / yr $1M
32 Warren County
67.3
Medium 0.89 / yr $1M
33 Chickasaw County
66.0
Medium 1.11 / yr $1M
34 Pearl River County
65.6
Medium 0.95 / yr $1M
35 Wayne County
65.2
Low 1.11 / yr $1M
36 Scott County
64.8
Low 0.89 / yr $1M
37 Clarke County
61.2
Low 0.79 / yr $1M
38 Hancock County
61.0
Low 1.00 / yr $1M
39 Winston County
60.8
Low 1.11 / yr $889K
40 Jasper County
60.1
Low 0.79 / yr $871K
41 Grenada County
58.4
Low 1.21 / yr $855K
42 Tate County
57.2
Low 1.26 / yr $1M
43 Bolivar County
56.6
Low 1.26 / yr $742K
44 Adams County
56.1
Low 0.74 / yr $770K
45 Noxubee County
55.7
Low 1.05 / yr $675K
46 Humphreys County
53.7
Low 1.16 / yr $650K
47 Attala County
53.2
Low 1.11 / yr $771K
48 Calhoun County
52.8
Low 1.05 / yr $759K
49 Kemper County
51.9
Low 1.00 / yr $695K
50 Tallahatchie County
50.2
Low 1.11 / yr $603K
51 Coahoma County
49.0
Low 1.16 / yr $598K
52 Copiah County
48.6
Low 0.84 / yr $588K
53 Yalobusha County
47.6
Low 1.05 / yr $655K
54 Smith County
47.0
Low 0.79 / yr $551K
55 Lamar County
46.4
Low 0.74 / yr $729K
56 Wilkinson County
46.0
Low 1.00 / yr $466K
57 Simpson County
45.1
Low 0.79 / yr $587K
58 Covington County
44.3
Low 0.74 / yr $477K
59 Forrest County
43.1
Low 0.74 / yr $639K
60 Carroll County
41.3
Low 1.16 / yr $465K
61 Amite County
40.6
Low 1.00 / yr $387K
62 Benton County
40.0
Low 1.21 / yr $402K
63 Webster County
38.9
Low 1.16 / yr $456K
64 Pike County
36.9
Low 1.00 / yr $354K
65 Tunica County
35.9
Low 1.42 / yr $361K
66 Montgomery County
35.3
Low 1.16 / yr $430K
67 Marion County
35.2
Low 0.74 / yr $394K
68 Choctaw County
35.1
Low 1.16 / yr $395K
69 Sharkey County
32.8
Low 1.05 / yr $300K
70 Greene County
32.4
Low 1.11 / yr $334K
71 Quitman County
30.6
Low 1.11 / yr $256K
72 Walthall County
29.0
Low 1.00 / yr $320K
73 Lincoln County
27.8
Low 0.74 / yr $262K
74 Stone County
26.9
Low 1.00 / yr $267K
75 George County
24.9
Low 0.95 / yr $356K
76 Claiborne County
22.1
Very Low 0.84 / yr $170K
77 Jefferson County
19.0
Very Low 0.74 / yr $129K
78 Franklin County
18.9
Very Low 0.68 / yr $131K
79 Lawrence County
17.6
Very Low 0.74 / yr $143K
80 Jefferson Davis County
17.5
Very Low 0.74 / yr $108K
81 Perry County
16.6
Very Low 1.11 / yr $140K
82 Issaquena County
15.6
Very Low 1.00 / yr $111K

82 Mississippi counties with measurable cold wave risk. See the national cold wave ranking or all Mississippi counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Mississippi county has the highest cold wave risk?

Lauderdale County has the highest FEMA cold wave risk score in Mississippi at 98.2 (High), with $15M in expected annual losses and about 0.95 events per year.

How many Mississippi counties face significant cold wave risk?

82 Mississippi counties record measurable cold wave risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 9 of them are rated High or Very High.

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