NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Poplarville, 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
71 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Poplarville, Mississippi since 1851, 15 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 141 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 15
- Tropical storms
- 56
- Tornadoes
- 141
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Poplarville
The strongest storm to pass near Poplarville was Camille in 1969, a Category 3 hurricane with 129 mph winds when its centre passed 4 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Katrina in 2005, whose centre came within 2 miles. The record near Poplarville begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a tropical storm 40 miles away. Of the 71 systems, 15 have come since 2000. Poplarville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 90% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The strongest of the 141 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on April 19, 2020; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 141, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 84 have come since 2000. November has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on March 31, 2025. Poplarville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 58% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1978, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Poplarville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Poplarville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 11 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 8 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 44 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 2 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2003 | BillJul 1 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2002 | HannaSep 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1988 | FlorenceSep 10 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 14 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 63 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 4 mi | Category 3 (129 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 13 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 1 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 19 | 74 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 28 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 45 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 21 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 43 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 10 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 15 | 53 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 13 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 16 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 53 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJun 14 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 27 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 1 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 11 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 6 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 26 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 43 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 22 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 65 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Poplarville: 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 Poplarville
By decade
- 2020s18(1 EF3+)
- 2010s39(1 EF3+)
- 2000s27
- 1990s18
- 1980s9
- 1970s15
- 1960s10
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2020 | EF4 | 23 mi | 53.76 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF3 | 6 mi | 24.05 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Feb 23, 2016 | EF2 | 21 mi | 5.63 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 7.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | EF2 | 20 mi | 11.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | EF2 | 18 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | EF2 | 18 mi | 10.87 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF2 | 21 mi | 28.64 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF2 | 13 mi | 8.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | EF2 | 21 mi | 2.81 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 15, 2006 | F2 | 24 mi | 22.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 19, 1996 | F2 | 5 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 10 |
The strongest 12 of 141, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Poplarville
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Poplarville since 1978, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 20 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 10 days, most recently May 11, 2007. The most recent report is from April 27, 2023. May has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Poplarville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Poplarville Exp Stn, MS, 2 miles northeast of Poplarville at 313 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 39°F. July is the wettest at 6.9 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 65.0 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (32.2 of 65.0 inches). September has brought the most of the 71 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (32); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 4.8 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 26 nights a year. That 65.0 inches is more than at 78 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (90%). Carriere, 13 miles southwest, has its own station (Picayune, MS): 66.8 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 39 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 63 | 42 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Mar | 70 | 48 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Apr | 77 | 54 | 5.5 | 6 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 5.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 6.4 | 9 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 6.9 | 10 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 6.0 | 8 |
| Sep | 87 | 66 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Oct | 79 | 56 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 68 | 46 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Dec | 61 | 41 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Year | 77 | 55 | 65.0 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Poplarville Exp Stn, MS (313 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 Poplarville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 71 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Poplarville: 66 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $517,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on May 12, 2015.
April 24, 2021: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Poplarville — 1 killed, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “Damaging thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto a home north-northwest of Poplarville, fatally injuring a 2 year old inside.”
May 11, 2019: flood 5 miles from the centre of Poplarville — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Widespread heavy rain across northern Pearl River County of 6 to 10 inches with locally higher amounts during the early morning hours of May 11th caused run-off that moved downstream along the Wolf River and small tributaries resulting flooding of roads along that drainage. 80 feet.”
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 Poplarville's ZIP code 39470 have filed 118 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $4.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Isaac in 2012: 28 claims (24% of all) and $1.4 million, then Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with 26 and Late winter severe storms in 2016 with 11. The year with the most claims was 2005, with 31. 62% 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, 88 have fewer than Poplarville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Isaac2012 | 28 | $1.4 million |
| Hurricane Katrina2005 | 26 | $363,000 |
| Late winter severe storms2016 | 11 | $179,000 |
Pearl River County, which includes Poplarville, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 22 hurricanes, 6 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 Pearl River County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $43.8 million a year, the 8th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $23.4 million (53%), 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 Poplarville
- Carriere, MS13 mi
- Lumberton, MS16 mi
- Bogalusa, LA19 mi
- Angie, LA20 mi
- Picayune, MS20 mi
- Sandy Hook, MS24 mi
- Wiggins, MS25 mi
- Mc Henry, MS25 mi
- Bush, LA26 mi
- Purvis, MS26 mi
- Kiln, MS27 mi
- Perkinston, MS29 mi
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