Strong Wind Risk in Mississippi
All Mississippi counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score
Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 82 of 82 Mississippi counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Hinds County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 98.1, with $4M in expected annual strong wind losses.
10 Mississippi counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $53M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.
County Rankings — Strong Wind
| # | County | Strong Wind Score | Rating | Ann. Freq. | Ann. Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | Very High | 3.56 / yr | $4M | |
| 2 | Panola County | High | 1.46 / yr | $1M | |
| 3 | Rankin County | High | 3.89 / yr | $2M | |
| 4 | Forrest County | High | 2.59 / yr | $2M | |
| 5 | Warren County | High | 3.47 / yr | $1M | |
| 6 | Leake County | High | 3.54 / yr | $1M | |
| 7 | Jones County | High | 3.04 / yr | $1M | |
| 8 | Chickasaw County | High | 1.99 / yr | $1M | |
| 9 | Lowndes County | High | 2.01 / yr | $1M | |
| 10 | Harrison County | High | 1.60 / yr | $1M | |
| 11 | Washington County | Medium | 2.45 / yr | $902K | |
| 12 | Carroll County | Medium | 2.48 / yr | $1000K | |
| 13 | Walthall County | Medium | 2.50 / yr | $1M | |
| 14 | Yazoo County | Medium | 3.43 / yr | $879K | |
| 15 | Tallahatchie County | Medium | 1.81 / yr | $774K | |
| 16 | Winston County | Medium | 2.63 / yr | $742K | |
| 17 | Scott County | Medium | 3.84 / yr | $748K | |
| 18 | Madison County | Medium | 3.64 / yr | $1M | |
| 19 | DeSoto County | Medium | 1.26 / yr | $1M | |
| 20 | Coahoma County | Medium | 1.62 / yr | $758K | |
| 21 | Pike County | Medium | 2.31 / yr | $692K | |
| 22 | Leflore County | Medium | 2.24 / yr | $701K | |
| 23 | Lauderdale County | Medium | 2.66 / yr | $769K | |
| 24 | Pearl River County | Medium | 2.01 / yr | $799K | |
| 25 | Neshoba County | Medium | 3.05 / yr | $804K | |
| 26 | Copiah County | Medium | 3.49 / yr | $701K | |
| 27 | Holmes County | Medium | 2.94 / yr | $577K | |
| 28 | Newton County | Medium | 3.26 / yr | $639K | |
| 29 | Lincoln County | Medium | 2.96 / yr | $716K | |
| 30 | Wilkinson County | Medium | 1.71 / yr | $567K | |
| 31 | Union County | Medium | 1.79 / yr | $699K | |
| 32 | Lee County | Medium | 2.12 / yr | $723K | |
| 33 | Sunflower County | Medium | 2.21 / yr | $520K | |
| 34 | Choctaw County | Medium | 2.64 / yr | $609K | |
| 35 | Bolivar County | Medium | 1.96 / yr | $497K | |
| 36 | Lamar County | Medium | 2.71 / yr | $715K | |
| 37 | Simpson County | Medium | 3.94 / yr | $588K | |
| 38 | Oktibbeha County | Medium | 2.23 / yr | $653K | |
| 39 | Grenada County | Medium | 2.05 / yr | $505K | |
| 40 | Smith County | Medium | 3.92 / yr | $504K | |
| 41 | Adams County | Medium | 2.22 / yr | $488K | |
| 42 | Attala County | Medium | 3.04 / yr | $524K | |
| 43 | Covington County | Medium | 3.36 / yr | $430K | |
| 44 | Marion County | Medium | 2.72 / yr | $473K | |
| 45 | Lafayette County | Medium | 1.49 / yr | $664K | |
| 46 | Pontotoc County | Medium | 1.82 / yr | $468K | |
| 47 | Jackson County | Medium | 1.42 / yr | $536K | |
| 48 | Jasper County | Low | 3.33 / yr | $335K | |
| 49 | Itawamba County | Low | 3.01 / yr | $378K | |
| 50 | Kemper County | Low | 2.49 / yr | $341K | |
| 51 | Lawrence County | Low | 3.27 / yr | $372K | |
| 52 | Prentiss County | Low | 2.58 / yr | $340K | |
| 53 | Alcorn County | Low | 2.39 / yr | $345K | |
| 54 | Jefferson Davis County | Low | 3.28 / yr | $262K | |
| 55 | Claiborne County | Low | 3.33 / yr | $280K | |
| 56 | Amite County | Low | 2.04 / yr | $246K | |
| 57 | Noxubee County | Low | 2.19 / yr | $240K | |
| 58 | Monroe County | Low | 2.39 / yr | $294K | |
| 59 | Marshall County | Low | 1.29 / yr | $262K | |
| 60 | Clay County | Low | 2.03 / yr | $264K | |
| 61 | Clarke County | Low | 2.79 / yr | $312K | |
| 62 | Stone County | Low | 1.96 / yr | $291K | |
| 63 | Franklin County | Low | 2.61 / yr | $252K | |
| 64 | Tippah County | Low | 1.96 / yr | $265K | |
| 65 | Hancock County | Low | 1.47 / yr | $274K | |
| 66 | Tishomingo County | Low | 3.42 / yr | $256K | |
| 67 | Montgomery County | Low | 2.37 / yr | $278K | |
| 68 | Humphreys County | Low | 2.85 / yr | $204K | |
| 69 | Wayne County | Low | 2.72 / yr | $237K | |
| 70 | George County | Low | 2.16 / yr | $340K | |
| 71 | Calhoun County | Low | 1.81 / yr | $216K | |
| 72 | Greene County | Low | 2.47 / yr | $211K | |
| 73 | Jefferson County | Low | 2.71 / yr | $178K | |
| 74 | Sharkey County | Low | 3.25 / yr | $175K | |
| 75 | Tate County | Low | 1.28 / yr | $240K | |
| 76 | Tunica County | Low | 1.34 / yr | $175K | |
| 77 | Webster County | Low | 2.07 / yr | $172K | |
| 78 | Perry County | Low | 2.48 / yr | $187K | |
| 79 | Yalobusha County | Low | 1.68 / yr | $175K | |
| 80 | Quitman County | Low | 1.56 / yr | $105K | |
| 81 | Issaquena County | Very Low | 3.35 / yr | $89K | |
| 82 | Benton County | Very Low | 1.33 / yr | $73K |
82 Mississippi counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Mississippi counties by overall risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Mississippi county has the highest strong wind risk?
Hinds County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Mississippi at 98.1 (Very High), with $4M in expected annual losses and about 3.56 events per year.
How many Mississippi counties face significant strong wind risk?
82 Mississippi counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 10 of them are rated High or Very High.