Ice Storm Risk in Mississippi
All Mississippi counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index ice storm score
Ice Storm risk — freezing rain that coats surfaces in heavy, damaging ice — is rated for 82 of 82 Mississippi counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Hinds County carries the state's highest ice storm score at 95.8, with $1M in expected annual ice storm losses.
3 Mississippi counties are rated High or Very High for ice storm, and expected annual losses from ice storm total roughly $9M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.
County Rankings — Ice Storm
| # | County | Ice Storm Score | Rating | Ann. Freq. | Ann. Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | Very High | 1.27 / yr | $1M | |
| 2 | Rankin County | High | 1.25 / yr | $755K | |
| 3 | Madison County | High | 1.13 / yr | $733K | |
| 4 | Lauderdale County | Medium | 0.85 / yr | $324K | |
| 5 | Washington County | Medium | 0.87 / yr | $267K | |
| 6 | Warren County | Medium | 1.00 / yr | $257K | |
| 7 | Bolivar County | Medium | 0.84 / yr | $213K | |
| 8 | Lowndes County | Medium | 0.94 / yr | $244K | |
| 9 | Harrison County | Medium | 0.58 / yr | $233K | |
| 10 | DeSoto County | Medium | 1.03 / yr | $276K | |
| 11 | Lee County | Medium | 0.97 / yr | $199K | |
| 12 | Oktibbeha County | Medium | 0.94 / yr | $193K | |
| 13 | Copiah County | Medium | 1.12 / yr | $131K | |
| 14 | Scott County | Medium | 1.15 / yr | $119K | |
| 15 | Sunflower County | Medium | 0.86 / yr | $119K | |
| 16 | Yazoo County | Medium | 1.02 / yr | $118K | |
| 17 | Jackson County | Medium | 0.68 / yr | $170K | |
| 18 | Jones County | Medium | 0.70 / yr | $133K | |
| 19 | Neshoba County | Medium | 0.89 / yr | $126K | |
| 20 | Leflore County | Medium | 0.89 / yr | $104K | |
| 21 | Pike County | Medium | 0.87 / yr | $100K | |
| 22 | Adams County | Medium | 0.94 / yr | $104K | |
| 23 | Forrest County | Medium | 0.70 / yr | $130K | |
| 24 | Lamar County | Medium | 0.92 / yr | $125K | |
| 25 | Monroe County | Medium | 0.96 / yr | $100K | |
| 26 | Leake County | Medium | 0.92 / yr | $82K | |
| 27 | Winston County | Low | 0.93 / yr | $82K | |
| 28 | Lincoln County | Low | 0.89 / yr | $89K | |
| 29 | Holmes County | Low | 1.08 / yr | $70K | |
| 30 | Newton County | Low | 1.00 / yr | $75K | |
| 31 | Grenada County | Low | 0.93 / yr | $71K | |
| 32 | Simpson County | Low | 1.08 / yr | $82K | |
| 33 | Pearl River County | Low | 0.76 / yr | $78K | |
| 34 | Smith County | Low | 1.01 / yr | $65K | |
| 35 | Tunica County | Low | 0.77 / yr | $65K | |
| 36 | Marion County | Low | 0.93 / yr | $72K | |
| 37 | Clay County | Low | 0.94 / yr | $63K | |
| 38 | Noxubee County | Low | 0.91 / yr | $55K | |
| 39 | Attala County | Low | 0.99 / yr | $68K | |
| 40 | Amite County | Low | 0.93 / yr | $52K | |
| 41 | Chickasaw County | Low | 0.95 / yr | $61K | |
| 42 | Sharkey County | Low | 1.11 / yr | $53K | |
| 43 | Humphreys County | Low | 1.03 / yr | $51K | |
| 44 | Claiborne County | Low | 0.99 / yr | $55K | |
| 45 | Lafayette County | Low | 0.70 / yr | $88K | |
| 46 | Pontotoc County | Low | 0.88 / yr | $62K | |
| 47 | Kemper County | Low | 0.74 / yr | $52K | |
| 48 | Issaquena County | Low | 1.02 / yr | $53K | |
| 49 | Jasper County | Low | 0.79 / yr | $43K | |
| 50 | Panola County | Low | 0.62 / yr | $42K | |
| 51 | Marshall County | Low | 0.72 / yr | $43K | |
| 52 | Wilkinson County | Low | 1.01 / yr | $37K | |
| 53 | Union County | Low | 0.83 / yr | $48K | |
| 54 | Jefferson Davis County | Low | 0.96 / yr | $36K | |
| 55 | Choctaw County | Low | 0.98 / yr | $46K | |
| 56 | Prentiss County | Low | 0.91 / yr | $43K | |
| 57 | Webster County | Low | 1.06 / yr | $44K | |
| 58 | Coahoma County | Low | 0.70 / yr | $39K | |
| 59 | Carroll County | Low | 1.07 / yr | $40K | |
| 60 | Covington County | Low | 0.82 / yr | $34K | |
| 61 | Calhoun County | Low | 0.92 / yr | $37K | |
| 62 | Lawrence County | Low | 1.03 / yr | $39K | |
| 63 | Jefferson County | Low | 0.93 / yr | $31K | |
| 64 | Itawamba County | Low | 0.91 / yr | $36K | |
| 65 | Walthall County | Low | 0.88 / yr | $39K | |
| 66 | Alcorn County | Low | 0.71 / yr | $36K | |
| 67 | Hancock County | Low | 0.46 / yr | $36K | |
| 68 | Montgomery County | Low | 0.99 / yr | $35K | |
| 69 | Clarke County | Low | 0.68 / yr | $34K | |
| 70 | Franklin County | Low | 0.91 / yr | $27K | |
| 71 | Tate County | Low | 0.65 / yr | $36K | |
| 72 | Tishomingo County | Low | 0.92 / yr | $29K | |
| 73 | Tallahatchie County | Low | 0.72 / yr | $22K | |
| 74 | Tippah County | Low | 0.76 / yr | $25K | |
| 75 | Wayne County | Low | 0.52 / yr | $22K | |
| 76 | Stone County | Low | 0.62 / yr | $21K | |
| 77 | George County | Very Low | 0.69 / yr | $29K | |
| 78 | Greene County | Very Low | 0.55 / yr | $17K | |
| 79 | Yalobusha County | Very Low | 0.66 / yr | $18K | |
| 80 | Perry County | Very Low | 0.62 / yr | $17K | |
| 81 | Quitman County | Very Low | 0.73 / yr | $11K | |
| 82 | Benton County | Very Low | 0.60 / yr | $7K |
82 Mississippi counties with measurable ice storm risk. See the national ice storm ranking or all Mississippi counties by overall risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Mississippi county has the highest ice storm risk?
Hinds County has the highest FEMA ice storm risk score in Mississippi at 95.8 (Very High), with $1M in expected annual losses and about 1.27 events per year.
How many Mississippi counties face significant ice storm risk?
82 Mississippi counties record measurable ice storm risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 3 of them are rated High or Very High.