NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hollandale, 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
15 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hollandale, Mississippi since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 104 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 15
- Tornadoes
- 104
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
129 deaths in all
What the records show for Hollandale
None of the 15 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hollandale; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 69 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Hollandale begins with an unnamed storm in 1860; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 68 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 3 systems. Of the 15 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site, 72% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Hollandale. The strongest of the 104 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on February 21, 1971; its path came within 3 miles, and it killed 47 people. The deadliest, an F4 on February 21, 1971, killed 58 people. Of the 104, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 49 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on May 20, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hollandale. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 40 times since 1958, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hollandale.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hollandale
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 11 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 2 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 7 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hollandale: 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 Hollandale
By decade
- 2020s11(1 EF3+)
- 2010s14
- 2000s24(1 EF3+)
- 1990s14(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10
- 1970s14(3 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1971 | F5 | 3 mi | 109.2 mi | 47 / 510 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F4 | 11 mi | 202.1 mi | 58 / 795 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF4 | 14 mi | 59.23 mi | 17 / 165 |
| Mar 9, 1992 | F4 | 5 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 17, 1978 | F4 | 24 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F3 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Dec 3, 1953 | F3 | 16 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 17 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Mar 27, 1950 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF2 | 7 mi | 19.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF2 | 19 mi | 35.78 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 12 mi | 1.06 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 104, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hollandale
The Storm Prediction Center has 40 hail reports within 10 miles of Hollandale since 1958, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 11, 2023. The most recent report is from March 23, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 9 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hollandale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rolling Fork, MS, 17 miles south of Hollandale at 105 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 37°F. April is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 55.2 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 42% of the year's precipitation (23.4 of 55.2 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 15 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 97 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 42 nights a year. That 55.2 inches is more than at 7 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (8%). Leland, 18 miles north, has its own station (Stoneville Exp Stn, MS): 56.2 inches a year, 1.0 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 | 55 | 37 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Feb | 60 | 40 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Mar | 68 | 47 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Apr | 77 | 55 | 6.1 | 6 |
| May | 84 | 64 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jul | 93 | 74 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Aug | 93 | 73 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Oct | 79 | 55 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 67 | 45 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 58 | 39 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Year | 76 | 55 | 55.2 | 68 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rolling Fork, MS (105 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 Hollandale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 73 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hollandale: 64 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 4, 1997. September has had the most flash floods, 2 of 8. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 26 have had fewer than Hollandale.
October 12, 2009: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Hollandale — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rainfall caused multiple roads to flood across a large portion of Washington County. Many of these roads closed due to high water blocking the road.”
March 9, 2006: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Hollandale — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “A wind gust to nearly 70 mph blew an 18 wheel tractor trailer over at the intersection of US Highway 61 and State Highway 438 around Arcola.”
September 15, 2009: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Hollandale — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A house burned down after being struck by lightning.”
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 Hollandale's ZIP code 38748 have filed 47 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $287,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1982, with 13. 11% 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, 58 have fewer than Hollandale.
Washington County, which includes Hollandale, 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).
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Cities near Hollandale
- Leland, MS18 mi
- Belzoni, MS21 mi
- Greenville, MS21 mi
- Eudora, AR23 mi
- Indianola, MS24 mi
- Rolling Fork, MS24 mi
- Lake Village, AR28 mi
- Yazoo City, MS31 mi
- Lake Providence, LA31 mi
- Shaw, MS33 mi
- Tchula, MS34 mi
- Oak Grove, LA37 mi
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