NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Magnolia, 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
53 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Magnolia, Mississippi since 1851, 7 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 138 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 7
- Tropical storms
- 46
- Tornadoes
- 138
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Magnolia
The strongest storm to pass near Magnolia was Camille in 1969, a Category 3 hurricane with 113 mph winds when its centre passed 44 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1888, whose centre came within 32 miles. The record near Magnolia begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a tropical storm 15 miles away. Of the 53 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Magnolia has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 81% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 138 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 15, 2025, came within 8 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on January 10, 1975, killed 9 people. Of the 138, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 82 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 30. Magnolia has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 56% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 56 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Magnolia.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Magnolia
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 65 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 8 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 50 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2003 | BillJul 1 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 27 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 44 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 75 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | ArleneMay 31 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 14 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 2 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 69 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 28 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 15 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 22 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 69 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 10 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 32 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 6 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 35 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 Magnolia: 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 Magnolia
By decade
- 2020s22(3 EF3+)
- 2010s34(1 EF3+)
- 2000s26
- 1990s18
- 1980s15
- 1970s9(3 EF3+)
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 1975 | F4 | 6 mi | 56.5 mi | 9 / 210 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF4 | 8 mi | 67.16 mi | 6 / 6 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF4 | 19 mi | 22.12 mi | 4 / 3 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF3 | 14 mi | 26.05 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | EF3 | 19 mi | 30.32 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Dec 13, 1977 | F3 | 4 mi | 20.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 21, 1972 | F3 | 21 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 2, 1967 | F3 | 20 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 2006 | F2 | 23 mi | 6.02 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | EF2 | 16 mi | 3.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 10 mi | 6.83 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 11 mi | 20.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 138, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Magnolia
The Storm Prediction Center has 56 hail reports within 10 miles of Magnolia since 1974, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on April 15, 2011. The most recent report is from April 19, 2020. April has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Magnolia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mccomb/Pike Co/John E Lewis Airport, MS, 5 miles north of Magnolia at 413 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 38°F. January is the wettest at 6.4 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.8 inches; the year adds up to 60.6 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (29.0 of 60.6 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 53 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (18); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 4.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 84 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 30 nights a year. That 60.6 inches is more than at 56 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (64%). Kentwood, LA, 14 miles south, has its own station (Amite, LA): 63.8 inches a year, 3.2 more than here, and the same July average high, 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 38 | 6.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 64 | 42 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Mar | 71 | 48 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 77 | 54 | 5.0 | 6 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 6.0 | 9 |
| Aug | 91 | 71 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Sep | 87 | 67 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Oct | 79 | 56 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 69 | 45 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Dec | 62 | 41 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Year | 77 | 55 | 60.6 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mccomb/Pike Co/John E Lewis Airport, MS (413 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 Magnolia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 123 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Magnolia: 112 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $318.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 9, 2019. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 26 have had fewer than Magnolia.
August 13, 2016: flood 8 miles from the centre of Magnolia — 1 killed, $315.0 million damage.
April 26, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Magnolia — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
April 8, 2014: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Magnolia — 1 injured, $30,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Magnolia's ZIP code 39652 have filed 52 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $2.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Isaac in 2012: 10 claims (19% of all) and $882,000. 40% 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, 63 have fewer than Magnolia.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Isaac2012 | 10 | $882,000 |
Pike County, which includes Magnolia, has been named in 34 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pike County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.7 million a year, the 27th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.5 million (37%), 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.