NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Louisville, 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
24 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Louisville, Mississippi since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 109 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 24
- Tornadoes
- 109
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
101 deaths in all
What the records show for Louisville
None of the 24 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Louisville; the strongest was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm with 66 mph winds when its centre passed 38 miles away. The record near Louisville begins with an unnamed storm in 1855; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 43 miles away. The 1910s and the 1930s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 24 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site, 51% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Louisville. The highest rating among the 109 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2011, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on March 3, 1966, killed 58 people. Of the 109, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 69 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 38. The most recent tornado was on January 5, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Louisville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 86 times since 1986, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Louisville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 232 Mississippi cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Louisville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 30 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 4 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 5 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 2 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 7 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 15 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 1 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 16 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 17 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Louisville: 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 Louisville
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s40(3 EF3+)
- 2000s19(2 EF3+)
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10(4 EF3+)
- 1960s4(2 EF3+)
- 1950s12
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1966 | F5 | 22 mi | 202.5 mi | 58 / 518 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF5 | 16 mi | 28.28 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F4 | 20 mi | 128 mi | 12 / 122 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | EF4 | 3 mi | 33.39 mi | 10 / 84 |
| Apr 24, 2010 | EF4 | 20 mi | 148.97 mi | 10 / 146 |
| Feb 23, 1977 | F4 | 5 mi | 15 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Mar 11, 1963 | F4 | 24 mi | 45.2 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Jan 19, 1988 | F4 | 21 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 24, 2004 | F3 | 12 mi | 21 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | EF3 | 14 mi | 23.59 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | F3 | 18 mi | 11.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 23, 1977 | F3 | 21 mi | 11.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 109, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Louisville
The Storm Prediction Center has 86 hail reports within 10 miles of Louisville since 1986, made on 71 separate days. Of these, 52 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 22, 2005. The most recent report is from May 24, 2025. April has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Louisville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Louisville, MS, 3 miles northwest of Louisville at 581 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 34°F. February is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 57.7 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (25.9 of 57.7 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 24 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (13); a normal September there has highs of 86°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 66 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 54 nights a year. That 57.7 inches is more than at 25 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (29%). Ackerman, 20 miles northwest, has its own station (Eupora 2 E, MS): 58.9 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 34 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Feb | 59 | 37 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 75 | 51 | 5.3 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 60 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Jun | 89 | 67 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Sep | 86 | 64 | 4.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 77 | 53 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 65 | 42 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 57 | 36 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Year | 75 | 52 | 57.7 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Louisville, MS (581 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 Louisville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 131 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Louisville: 107 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $17.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on March 9, 2006. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 21. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 137 have had fewer than Louisville.
March 9, 2006: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Louisville — $10.0 million damage.
July 13, 2023: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Louisville — $2.5 million damage.
NWS: “91 inches near Louisville. Numerous cars were flooded and stalled with water rescues occurred across the county; most in the vicinity of the city of Louisville.”
March 13, 2005: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of Louisville — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Lightning struck a 13,000 sq ft mansion just NW of Madison, on Bozeman Road, and caused a fire which burned the home to the ground.”
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 Louisville's ZIP code 39339 have filed 30 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $557,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 17% 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, 45 have fewer than Louisville.
Winston County, which includes Louisville, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Winston County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.7 million a year, the 59th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.3 million (30%), is from tornadoes.
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 Louisville
- Ackerman, MS20 mi
- Weir, MS22 mi
- Philadelphia, MS24 mi
- Macon, MS26 mi
- Starkville, MS26 mi
- Mississippi State, MS27 mi
- Mathiston, MS31 mi
- Kosciusko, MS31 mi
- De Kalb, MS32 mi
- Maben, MS34 mi
- Carthage, MS36 mi
- Eupora, MS36 mi
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