NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Leakesville, 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
63 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Leakesville, Mississippi since 1851, 14 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 63 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 14
- Tropical storms
- 49
- Tornadoes
- 63
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Leakesville
The strongest storm to pass near Leakesville was Camille in 1969, a Category 3 hurricane with 122 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Frederic in 1979, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near Leakesville begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 19 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 8 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 63 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Leakesville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 90% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 63 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on November 30, 2022, came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on April 15, 2011, killed 4 people. Of the 63, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Leakesville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 29 times since 1972, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Leakesville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Leakesville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 19 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | 74 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | IdaNov 10 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 56 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | DennisJul 11 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 50 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2002 | HannaSep 14 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1997 | DannyJul 19 | 67 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 63 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 3 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 64 mi | Category 3 (122 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 14 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 1 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 15 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 19 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 13 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 16 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 28 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJun 14 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 27 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 1 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 29 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 26 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 24 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Leakesville: 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 Leakesville
By decade
- 2020s15(1 EF3+)
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s13
- 1990s6
- 1980s3(2 EF3+)
- 1970s12(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 1 mi | 18.3 mi | 4 / 28 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | 20 mi | 29.1 mi | 4 / 20 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | EF3 | 13 mi | 20.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 20, 1983 | F3 | 2 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 1980 | F3 | 15 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1976 | F3 | 13 mi | 13.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | EF2 | 10 mi | 1.77 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | EF2 | 18 mi | 1.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | EF2 | 13 mi | 2.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF2 | 13 mi | 28.64 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Feb 19, 1996 | F2 | 20 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Feb 23, 1977 | F2 | in town | 13.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 63, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Leakesville
The Storm Prediction Center has 29 hail reports within 10 miles of Leakesville since 1972, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 17, 2023. The most recent report is from June 17, 2023. March has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Leakesville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Beaumont Expstation, MS, 19 miles west of Leakesville at 194 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 36°F. December is the wettest at 6.2 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 4.1 inches; the year adds up to 64.0 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 47% of the year's precipitation (30.0 of 64.0 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 63 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (29); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 113 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 49 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.5 inches a year, most of it in March. That 64.0 inches is more than at 76 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (87%). State Line, 18 miles north, has its own station (Waynesboro 2 W, MS): 60.3 inches a year, 3.7 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 36 | 6.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 66 | 39 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 73 | 45 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 80 | 52 | 5.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 87 | 60 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 68 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 71 | 6.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 90 | 65 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 82 | 53 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 71 | 42 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 64 | 38 | 6.2 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Year | 79 | 53 | 64.0 | 81 | 0.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Beaumont Expstation, MS (194 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 Leakesville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Leakesville: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 17, 1998. March has had the most flash floods, 4 of 13. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 67 have had fewer than Leakesville.
March 12, 2001: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Leakesville — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “Severe thunderstorm downburst winds downed trees and overturned a mobile home in the community. Two occupants in the mobile home received minor injuries.”
June 5, 1998: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Leakesville — $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the county from west to east. The storms entered the county around 1020 pm and moved out of the county around 1100 pm.”
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 Leakesville's ZIP code 39451 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $102,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 27% 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, 1 have fewer than Leakesville.
Greene County, which includes Leakesville, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 hurricanes, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Arthur, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Greene County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.4 million a year, the 51st highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.7 million (40%), is from hurricanes.
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 Leakesville
- State Line, MS18 mi
- Beaumont, MS18 mi
- Lucedale, MS20 mi
- Richton, MS20 mi
- Citronelle, AL21 mi
- Wilmer, AL27 mi
- Chunchula, AL28 mi
- Chatom, AL29 mi
- Buckatunna, MS29 mi
- Brooklyn, MS30 mi
- Mcintosh, AL31 mi
- Semmes, AL34 mi
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