NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Corinth, 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
13 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Corinth, Mississippi since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 20 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 20
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
100 deaths in all
What the records show for Corinth
None of the 13 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Corinth; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 61 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The record near Corinth begins with an unnamed storm in 1860; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 54 miles away. Of the 13 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site, 81% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Corinth. The highest rating among the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on December 23, 2015, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on February 21, 1971, killed 58 people. Of the 103, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on April 5, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 69% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Corinth. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 71 times since 1975, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Corinth has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 232 Mississippi cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Corinth
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 30 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 19 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Corinth: 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 Corinth
By decade
- 2020s15(2 EF3+)
- 2010s17(2 EF3+)
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s14(2 EF3+)
- 1980s11(2 EF3+)
- 1970s13(6 EF3+)
- 1960s9(3 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1971 | F4 | 23 mi | 202.1 mi | 58 / 795 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF4 | 14 mi | 75.09 mi | 9 / 36 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F4 | in town | 47.6 mi | 4 / 78 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 20 mi | 86.01 mi | 9 / 23 |
| Feb 24, 2001 | F3 | 24 mi | 52 mi | 6 / 73 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF3 | 17 mi | 29.15 mi | 5 / 14 |
| Mar 22, 1991 | F3 | 13 mi | 22 mi | 4 / 45 |
| May 2, 2010 | EF3 | 17 mi | 29.58 mi | 3 / 9 |
| Mar 22, 1991 | F3 | 22 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F3 | 18 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F3 | 24 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1976 | F3 | 13 mi | 10.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Corinth
The Storm Prediction Center has 71 hail reports within 10 miles of Corinth since 1975, made on 56 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 29, 1979. The most recent report is from April 3, 2025. April has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Corinth
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Corinth 7 SW, MS, 6 miles southwest of Corinth at 385 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 30°F. December is the wettest at 6.3 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 58.8 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 44% of the year's precipitation (26.0 of 58.8 inches); the other six months are wetter. Highs reach 90°F on about 60 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 73 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 58.8 inches is more than at 41 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (47%). Ramer, TN, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Selmer, TN): 59.2 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and the same July average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 30 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 54 | 34 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 63 | 40 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 73 | 48 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 58 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 70 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 68 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 61 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 48 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 38 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 52 | 33 | 6.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Year | 71 | 49 | 58.8 | 83 | 0.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Corinth 7 SW, MS (385 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 Corinth
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 116 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Corinth: 94 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $3.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 93 mph, on April 5, 2025. April has had the most flash floods, 4 of 20. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 131 have had fewer than Corinth.
October 26, 2019: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Corinth — 1 killed, $2.7 million damage.
April 13, 2022: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Corinth — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees down across Corinth. Several businesses suffered roof damage and at least one gas station awning was destroyed.”
July 22, 2003: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Corinth — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Several buildings were damaged in the Corinth area. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.”
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 Corinth's ZIP code 38834 have filed 64 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1994, and were paid $4.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2010, with 36. 13% 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, 70 have fewer than Corinth.
Alcorn County, which includes Corinth, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 4 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 winter storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Alcorn County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.7 million a year, the 25th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.3 million (28%), 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 Corinth
- Glen, MS9 mi
- Ramer, TN10 mi
- Michie, TN10 mi
- Rienzi, MS11 mi
- Burnsville, MS13 mi
- Counce, TN16 mi
- Selmer, TN17 mi
- Walnut, MS19 mi
- Booneville, MS19 mi
- Adamsville, TN23 mi
- Middleton, TN24 mi
- Bethel Springs, TN24 mi
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