Tornado Risk in Mississippi
All Mississippi counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index tornado score
Tornado risk — violently rotating columns of air capable of catastrophic local damage — is rated for 82 of 82 Mississippi counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Hinds County carries the state's highest tornado score at 98.2, with $19M in expected annual tornado losses.
11 Mississippi counties are rated High or Very High for tornado, and expected annual losses from tornado total roughly $271M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.
County Rankings — Tornado
| # | County | Tornado Score | Rating | Ann. Freq. | Ann. Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | High | 1.21 / yr | $19M | |
| 2 | DeSoto County | High | 0.30 / yr | $19M | |
| 3 | Harrison County | High | 0.75 / yr | $11M | |
| 4 | Madison County | High | 1.04 / yr | $15M | |
| 5 | Rankin County | High | 1.24 / yr | $12M | |
| 6 | Lauderdale County | High | 0.80 / yr | $8M | |
| 7 | Jones County | High | 0.86 / yr | $7M | |
| 8 | Washington County | High | 0.67 / yr | $6M | |
| 9 | Forrest County | High | 0.55 / yr | $8M | |
| 10 | Warren County | High | 0.73 / yr | $6M | |
| 11 | Lowndes County | High | 0.50 / yr | $6M | |
| 12 | Pike County | Medium | 0.44 / yr | $4M | |
| 13 | Jackson County | Medium | 0.73 / yr | $7M | |
| 14 | Copiah County | Medium | 1.09 / yr | $5M | |
| 15 | Yazoo County | Medium | 1.21 / yr | $4M | |
| 16 | Marshall County | Medium | 0.45 / yr | $4M | |
| 17 | Leflore County | Medium | 0.51 / yr | $4M | |
| 18 | Panola County | Medium | 0.43 / yr | $4M | |
| 19 | Alcorn County | Medium | 0.29 / yr | $5M | |
| 20 | Lee County | Medium | 0.36 / yr | $5M | |
| 21 | Coahoma County | Medium | 0.35 / yr | $4M | |
| 22 | Monroe County | Medium | 0.72 / yr | $4M | |
| 23 | Neshoba County | Medium | 0.70 / yr | $4M | |
| 24 | Newton County | Medium | 0.77 / yr | $3M | |
| 25 | Oktibbeha County | Medium | 0.45 / yr | $4M | |
| 26 | Bolivar County | Medium | 0.61 / yr | $3M | |
| 27 | Pearl River County | Medium | 0.91 / yr | $3M | |
| 28 | Holmes County | Medium | 0.86 / yr | $3M | |
| 29 | Adams County | Medium | 0.43 / yr | $3M | |
| 30 | Sunflower County | Medium | 0.58 / yr | $3M | |
| 31 | Lafayette County | Medium | 0.45 / yr | $4M | |
| 32 | Winston County | Medium | 0.67 / yr | $2M | |
| 33 | Tippah County | Medium | 0.32 / yr | $3M | |
| 34 | Lincoln County | Medium | 0.73 / yr | $3M | |
| 35 | Scott County | Medium | 0.90 / yr | $2M | |
| 36 | Leake County | Medium | 0.80 / yr | $2M | |
| 37 | Pontotoc County | Medium | 0.38 / yr | $3M | |
| 38 | Simpson County | Medium | 0.92 / yr | $2M | |
| 39 | Hancock County | Medium | 0.49 / yr | $3M | |
| 40 | Clay County | Medium | 0.38 / yr | $2M | |
| 41 | Tate County | Medium | 0.24 / yr | $3M | |
| 42 | Grenada County | Medium | 0.36 / yr | $2M | |
| 43 | Lamar County | Medium | 0.62 / yr | $3M | |
| 44 | Marion County | Medium | 0.69 / yr | $2M | |
| 45 | Attala County | Medium | 0.87 / yr | $2M | |
| 46 | Prentiss County | Medium | 0.32 / yr | $2M | |
| 47 | Chickasaw County | Medium | 0.43 / yr | $2M | |
| 48 | Jasper County | Medium | 0.89 / yr | $2M | |
| 49 | Wayne County | Medium | 0.82 / yr | $2M | |
| 50 | Smith County | Medium | 0.96 / yr | $2M | |
| 51 | Amite County | Medium | 0.69 / yr | $1M | |
| 52 | Claiborne County | Medium | 0.57 / yr | $1M | |
| 53 | Itawamba County | Medium | 0.49 / yr | $2M | |
| 54 | Clarke County | Medium | 0.75 / yr | $2M | |
| 55 | Tallahatchie County | Medium | 0.45 / yr | $1M | |
| 56 | Tishomingo County | Low | 0.37 / yr | $2M | |
| 57 | Noxubee County | Low | 0.72 / yr | $1M | |
| 58 | Covington County | Low | 0.56 / yr | $1M | |
| 59 | Tunica County | Low | 0.27 / yr | $1M | |
| 60 | Franklin County | Low | 0.60 / yr | $1M | |
| 61 | Greene County | Low | 0.68 / yr | $1M | |
| 62 | Quitman County | Low | 0.24 / yr | $915K | |
| 63 | Kemper County | Low | 0.82 / yr | $1M | |
| 64 | Lawrence County | Low | 0.62 / yr | $1M | |
| 65 | Benton County | Low | 0.27 / yr | $901K | |
| 66 | Stone County | Low | 0.44 / yr | $1M | |
| 67 | Jefferson Davis County | Low | 0.57 / yr | $826K | |
| 68 | Humphreys County | Low | 0.46 / yr | $758K | |
| 69 | George County | Low | 0.46 / yr | $1M | |
| 70 | Calhoun County | Low | 0.46 / yr | $873K | |
| 71 | Yalobusha County | Low | 0.34 / yr | $921K | |
| 72 | Wilkinson County | Low | 0.58 / yr | $691K | |
| 73 | Choctaw County | Low | 0.44 / yr | $874K | |
| 74 | Webster County | Low | 0.36 / yr | $844K | |
| 75 | Union County | Low | 0.29 / yr | $862K | |
| 76 | Carroll County | Low | 0.61 / yr | $758K | |
| 77 | Sharkey County | Low | 0.49 / yr | $663K | |
| 78 | Montgomery County | Low | 0.38 / yr | $845K | |
| 79 | Perry County | Low | 0.73 / yr | $840K | |
| 80 | Walthall County | Low | 0.49 / yr | $589K | |
| 81 | Jefferson County | Low | 0.54 / yr | $451K | |
| 82 | Issaquena County | Low | 0.49 / yr | $344K |
82 Mississippi counties with measurable tornado risk. See the national tornado ranking or all Mississippi counties by overall risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Mississippi county has the highest tornado risk?
Hinds County has the highest FEMA tornado risk score in Mississippi at 98.2 (High), with $19M in expected annual losses and about 1.21 events per year.
How many Mississippi counties face significant tornado risk?
82 Mississippi counties record measurable tornado risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 11 of them are rated High or Very High.