NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Natchez, MS
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
35 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Natchez, Mississippi since 1851, 4 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 81 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 4
- Tropical storms
- 31
- Tornadoes
- 81
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
32 deaths in all
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Natchez
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 3 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1994 | JohnSep 8 | 11 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | EstherSep 19 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 14 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 5 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 68 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 16 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 26 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 13 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 19 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 21 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 26 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 Natchez: 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 Natchez
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s12
- 2000s21(2 EF3+)
- 1990s17(3 EF3+)
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s2(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1969 | F4 | 21 mi | 117.8 mi | 32 / 241 |
| Sep 24, 2005 | F3 | 17 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F3 | 16 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F3 | 24 mi | 38 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F3 | 19 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Dec 21, 1990 | F3 | 20 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 12, 1982 | F3 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F3 | 14 mi | 31.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 29, 1969 | F3 | 13 mi | 29.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | EF2 | 15 mi | 4.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | EF2 | 2 mi | 0.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 2017 | EF2 | 3 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 81, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Natchez while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.