NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Edwards, 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
27 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Edwards, Mississippi since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 211 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 25
- Tornadoes
- 211
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
119 deaths in all
What the records show for Edwards
The strongest storm to pass near Edwards was Camille in 1969, a Category 1 hurricane with 79 mph winds when its centre passed 38 miles away. The record near Edwards begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 8 miles away. The 1870s and the 1930s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 27 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Edwards has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 55% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 211 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 3, 1966, came within 9 miles. Of the 211, 18 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 118 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 52. The most recent tornado was on November 25, 2025. Edwards has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 58 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Edwards has more hail reports within 10 miles than 49% of the 232 Mississippi cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Edwards
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | LiliOct 4 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 27 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 38 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1957 | EstherSep 19 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 5 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 2 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 58 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 28 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Edwards: 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 Edwards
By decade
- 2020s37
- 2010s49(2 EF3+)
- 2000s32
- 1990s22(1 EF3+)
- 1980s21(2 EF3+)
- 1970s20(5 EF3+)
- 1960s17(2 EF3+)
- 1950s13(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1966 | F5 | 9 mi | 202.5 mi | 58 / 518 |
| Dec 5, 1953 | F5 | 14 mi | 9 mi | 38 / 270 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F4 | 8 mi | 65.2 mi | 13 / 182 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | 18 mi | 69.7 mi | 8 / 26 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | EF3 | 23 mi | 29.72 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 13 mi | 16.53 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Nov 11, 1995 | F3 | 20 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 4, 1989 | F3 | 15 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F3 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1978 | F3 | 12 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1978 | F3 | 23 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F3 | 9 mi | 31.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 211, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Edwards
The Storm Prediction Center has 58 hail reports within 10 miles of Edwards since 1963, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 18, 2013. The most recent report is from March 23, 2025. March has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Edwards
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oakley Exp Stn, MS, 8 miles southeast of Edwards at 205 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 35°F. January is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 60.3 inches. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (27.3 of 60.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 27 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (11); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 100 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 54 nights a year. That 60.3 inches is more than at 52 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (60%). Vicksburg, 15 miles west, has its own station (Vicksburg City, MS): 61.8 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 35 | 5.9 |
| Feb | 63 | 39 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 70 | 46 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 5.8 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 91 | 69 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 5.2 |
| Aug | 93 | 70 | 4.7 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 4.1 |
| Oct | 81 | 53 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 69 | 42 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 61 | 38 | 5.6 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 60.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Oakley Exp Stn, MS (205 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 Edwards
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 130 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Edwards: 115 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $4.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on April 4, 2008. January has had the most flash floods, 5 of 12. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 61 have had fewer than Edwards.
December 25, 2012: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Edwards — 2 injured, $55,000 damage.
NWS: “A large tree fell on a house in Edwards causing heavy damage. Two people were injured.”
June 16, 2023: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Edwards — 1 injured, $600,000 damage.
NWS: “High downburst winds from a line of severe thunderstorms caused a swath of widespread damage to trees and power lines across central portions of Hinds County including the Edwards, Clinton, and Jackson areas.”
April 4, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Edwards — $900,000 damage.
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
Hinds County, which includes Edwards, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hinds County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hail and strong wind; Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $116.8 million a year, the 2nd highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $56.4 million (48%), 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 Edwards
- Raymond, MS10 mi
- Bolton, MS10 mi
- Flowood, MS12 mi
- Byram, MS12 mi
- Utica, MS13 mi
- Vicksburg, MS15 mi
- Clinton, MS16 mi
- Terry, MS20 mi
- Jackson, MS23 mi
- Flora, MS25 mi
- Crystal Springs, MS26 mi
- Richland, MS26 mi
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