NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Greenville, 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
14 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Greenville, Mississippi since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 99 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 14
- Tornadoes
- 99
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
54 deaths in all
What the records show for Greenville
None of the 14 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Greenville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 69 mph winds when its centre passed 18 miles away. The record near Greenville begins with an unnamed storm in 1860; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 66 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 3 systems. Of the 14 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site, 78% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Greenville. The strongest of the 99 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on February 21, 1971; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 47 people. Of the 99, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on May 20, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 74% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Greenville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 99 times since 1960, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Greenville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 84% of the 232 Mississippi cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Greenville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 11 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 2 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 7 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Greenville: 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 Greenville
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s12
- 2000s30(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s12
- 1970s18(2 EF3+)
- 1960s5
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1971 | F5 | 23 mi | 109.2 mi | 47 / 510 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F4 | 6 mi | 30.3 mi | 0 / 48 |
| Apr 17, 1978 | F4 | 5 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F2 | 13 mi | 29.5 mi | 3 / 46 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 3 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 19 mi | 42.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF2 | 18 mi | 23.38 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF2 | 3 mi | 17.66 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | EF2 | 22 mi | 20.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2018 | EF2 | 19 mi | 8.88 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 21, 2013 | EF2 | 16 mi | 40.79 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 25, 2011 | EF2 | 24 mi | 6.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 99, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Greenville
The Storm Prediction Center has 99 hail reports within 10 miles of Greenville since 1960, made on 78 separate days. Of these, 60 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 1, 1974. The most recent report is from March 23, 2025. April has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Greenville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Greenville Asos, MS, 7 miles northeast of Greenville at 128 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 35°F. December is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 48.9 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 43% of the year's precipitation (21.1 of 48.9 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 3.6 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 42 nights a year. That 48.9 inches is more than at 0 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (0%). Leland, 10 miles east, has its own station (Stoneville Exp Stn, MS): 56.2 inches a year, 7.3 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 35 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Feb | 58 | 38 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Mar | 66 | 45 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Apr | 75 | 54 | 5.0 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 62 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Aug | 92 | 71 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Oct | 77 | 53 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Nov | 65 | 42 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Dec | 55 | 37 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Year | 74 | 54 | 48.9 | 68 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Greenville Asos, MS (128 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 Greenville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 161 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Greenville: 118 thunderstorm wind reports, 36 flash floods, 5 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $51.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on October 17, 2012. March has had the most flash floods, 8 of 36. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 188 have had fewer than Greenville.
June 19, 2019: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Greenville — 1 killed, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “A tree fell on a mobile home on West County Line Road just west of North Broadway Extended, causing 1 fatality. Several trees were also blown down.”
January 11, 2020: thunderstorm wind in Greenville — 2 injured, $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees were blown down across the northern part of Greenville with several falling onto homes. Two injuries occurred from a tree falling onto a home to the west-southwest of Metcalfe.”
February 11, 2019: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Greenville — 1 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “A tree was blown down onto a house in the Golden Acres Community, which resulted in one injury.”
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 Greenville's 2 ZIP codes have filed 1,695 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $31.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Gustav in 2008: 319 claims (19% of all) and $5.7 million, then Late winter severe storms in 2016 with 164 and Flooding in 1991 with 122. 43% 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, 122 have fewer than Greenville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Gustav2008 | 319 | $5.7 million |
| Late winter severe storms2016 | 164 | $3.4 million |
| Flooding1991 | 122 | $1.0 million |
| Mid-spring storms2011 | 100 | $8.2 million |
Washington County, which includes Greenville, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 5 floods, 5 hurricanes, 3 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washington County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $30.0 million a year, the 15th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.6 million (42%), 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.
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