NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Beaumont, MS
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
62 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Beaumont, Mississippi since 1851, 12 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Claudette in 2021. Since 1950, 77 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 12
- Tropical storms
- 50
- Tornadoes
- 77
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Beaumont
The strongest storm to pass near Beaumont was Camille in 1969, a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds when its centre passed 46 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1916, whose centre came within 1 mile. The record near Beaumont begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Claudette in 2021, a tropical storm 71 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 7 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 62 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Beaumont has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 88% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 77 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 19, 2020, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on January 21, 2017, killed 4 people. Of the 77, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on April 6, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 86% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Beaumont. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 26 times since 1975, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Beaumont.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Beaumont
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 4 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 38 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | DennisJul 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 69 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2002 | HannaSep 14 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 28 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 4 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 55 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 21 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 46 mi | Category 3 (120 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 14 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 1 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 1 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 15 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 13 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 16 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 41 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJun 14 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 27 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | overhead | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 40 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 8 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 41 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Beaumont: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Beaumont
By decade
- 2020s14(1 EF3+)
- 2010s15(3 EF3+)
- 2000s19
- 1990s10
- 1980s6(3 EF3+)
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2020 | EF4 | 11 mi | 53.76 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Feb 10, 2013 | EF4 | 18 mi | 21.65 mi | 0 / 71 |
| Jan 21, 2017 | EF3 | 18 mi | 31.06 mi | 4 / 57 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 17 mi | 18.3 mi | 4 / 28 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | 11 mi | 29.1 mi | 4 / 20 |
| Mar 20, 1983 | F3 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F3 | 20 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 19, 1980 | F3 | 23 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1976 | F3 | 20 mi | 13.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | EF2 | 24 mi | 6.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | EF2 | 22 mi | 1.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | EF2 | 13 mi | 1.77 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 77, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Beaumont
The Storm Prediction Center has 26 hail reports within 10 miles of Beaumont since 1975, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 17, 1998. The most recent report is from June 16, 2023. March has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Beaumont
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Beaumont Expstation, MS, 4 miles north of Beaumont at 194 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 36°F. December is the wettest at 6.2 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 4.1 inches; the year adds up to 64.0 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 47% of the year's precipitation (30.0 of 64.0 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 62 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (29); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 113 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 49 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.5 inches a year, most of it in March. That 64.0 inches is more than at 76 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (87%). Petal, 22 miles northwest, has its own station (Hattiesburg Chain Municipal Airport, MS): 59.1 inches a year, 4.9 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 36 | 6.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 66 | 39 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 73 | 45 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 80 | 52 | 5.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 87 | 60 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 68 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 71 | 6.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 90 | 65 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 82 | 53 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 71 | 42 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 64 | 38 | 6.2 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Year | 79 | 53 | 64.0 | 81 | 0.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Beaumont Expstation, MS (194 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Beaumont
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Beaumont: 42 thunderstorm wind reports and 9 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on June 5, 1998. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 34 have had fewer than Beaumont.
December 27, 2018: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Beaumont — $1.8 million damage.
NWS: “Significant flash flooding occurred in the northeast part of Perry County, particularly in the town of Richton. In Richton, a dozen businesses were flooded.”
June 5, 1998: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Beaumont — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the county between 950 pm and 1030 pm. The storms moved from west to east and blew down trees and power lines across the county.”
April 8, 2002: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Beaumont — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees were blown down between Mclain and Neely as a line of thunderstorms moved through. Several manufactured homes suffered damage from the high winds and also from trees falling on the homes.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Beaumont's ZIP code 39423 have filed 45 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $175,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1980: 14 claims (31% of all) and $28,000. The year with the most claims was 1990, with 13. 56% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 133 Mississippi cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 54 have fewer than Beaumont.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1980 | 14 | $28,000 |
Perry County, which includes Beaumont, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Arthur, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Perry County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.8 million a year, the 66th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.3 million (39%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Beaumont
- Richton, MS13 mi
- Brooklyn, MS13 mi
- Leakesville, MS18 mi
- Petal, MS22 mi
- Wiggins, MS23 mi
- Ovett, MS23 mi
- Hattiesburg, MS26 mi
- State Line, MS28 mi
- Lucedale, MS28 mi
- Purvis, MS30 mi
- Moselle, MS32 mi
- Ellisville, MS34 mi
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