NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Collinsville, 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
28 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Collinsville, Mississippi since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 163 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 26
- Tornadoes
- 163
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
70 deaths in all
What the records show for Collinsville
The strongest storm to pass near Collinsville was Zeta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane with 77 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. The record near Collinsville begins with an unnamed storm in 1855; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020. The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 4 systems. Of the 28 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Collinsville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 55% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 163 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2011, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on March 3, 1966, killed 58 people. Of the 163, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 104 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 34. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2025. Collinsville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 94 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Collinsville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 82% of the 232 Mississippi cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Collinsville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 52 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 30 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 4 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 64 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 5 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 1 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 16 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 17 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Collinsville: 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 Collinsville
By decade
- 2020s26(1 EF3+)
- 2010s39(5 EF3+)
- 2000s39
- 1990s15(2 EF3+)
- 1980s19(4 EF3+)
- 1970s9(2 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1966 | F5 | 17 mi | 202.5 mi | 58 / 518 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF5 | 22 mi | 28.28 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F4 | 24 mi | 40 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 12, 1986 | F4 | 10 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F4 | 13 mi | 126.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Mar 10, 1992 | F3 | 22 mi | 20 mi | 3 / 57 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 10 mi | 42 mi | 3 / 40 |
| Apr 11, 2013 | EF3 | 6 mi | 66.35 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F3 | 16 mi | 11 mi | 1 / 17 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | EF3 | 4 mi | 9.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 2012 | EF3 | 23 mi | 6.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 17 mi | 10.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 163, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Collinsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 94 hail reports within 10 miles of Collinsville since 1974, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 41 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 8, 2020. The most recent report is from April 2, 2024. April has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Collinsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Meridian Key Field, MS, 17 miles southeast of Collinsville at 294 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 36°F. March is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 57.2 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 44% of the year's precipitation (25.4 of 57.2 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 28 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (15); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 86 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 48 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.6 inches a year, most of it in March. That 57.2 inches is more than at 19 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (22%). Bailey, 8 miles east, has its own station (Meridian Naas, MS): 54.9 inches a year, 2.3 less than here, and the same July average high, 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 36 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 64 | 40 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 71 | 46 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 78 | 53 | 5.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 85 | 61 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 69 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 71 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89 | 66 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 80 | 54 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 69 | 43 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 61 | 39 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Year | 78 | 54 | 57.2 | 77 | 0.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Meridian Key Field, MS (294 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 Collinsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 131 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Collinsville: 110 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 5 heavy rain events, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $3.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on April 4, 2008. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 79 have had fewer than Collinsville.
April 6, 2005: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Collinsville — 1 killed, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Lightning struck a home, just SW of Pickens in Yazoo county on Thomas Road. The home caught fire and burned down with the owner asleep inside.”
January 5, 2007: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Collinsville — 3 injured.
NWS: “A mobile home was picked up and thrown during an intense downburst, totally destroying the structure. Winds were estimated to be around 83 knots or 95 mph.”
May 4, 2021: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Collinsville — $1.4 million damage.
NWS: “A line of severe thunderstorms with 60-80mph winds moved through Lauderdale County on the afternoon of May 4th. These winds resulted in a swath of extensive damage across the county with numerous trees and power lines downed.”
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
Lauderdale County, which includes Collinsville, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 4 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lauderdale County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.7 million a year, the 7th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.6 million (30%), 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).
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Cities near Collinsville
- Bailey, MS8 mi
- Meridian, MS15 mi
- Union, MS16 mi
- Decatur, MS16 mi
- De Kalb, MS16 mi
- Hickory, MS19 mi
- Lauderdale, MS21 mi
- Philadelphia, MS22 mi
- Toomsuba, MS22 mi
- Newton, MS23 mi
- Conehatta, MS25 mi
- Enterprise, MS27 mi
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